speech; words; one's lines; remarks
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to pay the bill; to settle an account
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
in the meanwhile; during the time
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
ascetic monk; trainee monk
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to accept; to receive; to agree
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to invite in; to show someone in
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
living; lifestyle; living room
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
dining; dining room; meal
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since