brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
climax; peak; zenith; apex
head over heels; headlong; head first
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
double; twice (as much); twofold
extract; excerpt; selection
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
however; having said that; but
to tear up and throw away
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
long ago; already; a long time ago
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
modernization; modernisation
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
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
detonator; percussion cap
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
left breast; left side of the chest