to ask for directions; to ask the way
how long; how far; how much
destination (one is heading towards); goal
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
preservation; retainment; keeping
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
5th day of the month; five days
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to succeed; to bear fruit
for a while; for some time; for a period
world history; international history
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
material; materials; data; information; documents
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read