flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to do together; to share; to participate in
to figure out; to get an idea
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
several times; a few times
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
throughout; all through; right through
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
at that time; in those days
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
connection; link; relationship
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
happy memory; sweet memory
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
so; like this; in this way
banquet or reception hall