to be worn out (from domestic life)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
second-year student; biennial
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to indicate; to show; to point to
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
round; spherical; circular
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
neglecting; leaving alone
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
taking into consideration; making allowances
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
transit point; transit airport; connection airport