bungee-jumping; bungee jump
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
radiant smile; contented smile; look of complete satisfaction
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
rope; cord; policeman's rope
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
aging society; ageing society
proposal; motion; recommendation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on