direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to feel inferior; to feel small
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
connection; link; relationship
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
keeping things tidy and in order
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
script; screenplay; scenario
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
lost article; something forgotten
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)