to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
now that; since; so long as; because
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
African elephant (Loxodonta africana); African bush elephant
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
charred; burnt black; scorched black
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
trivial; not amounting to much
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
standing on one's feet for a long time
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting