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(adjective) awkward
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(adjective) awkward
(adjective) bustling; lively; crowded
(adjective) slimy
(noun) nipple
(verb) to hide in a place for shelter and protection; to take refuge
(verb) to follow; to look in respect
(noun) pacifier
(verb) to flatter; to fawn (upon)
(noun) a feudal courtier that would humor the monarch only to further his own agenda
(adjective) bored
(verb) to come to a stop; to stagnate
(noun) large winnowing basket
(noun) a cradle (oscillating bed for a baby)
(noun) water (especially in water used everyday life)
(verb) to hide oneself behind something
(adjective) deferential, deferent
(verb) to loosen
(noun) small and narrow branch (of river)
(verb) to open
(verb) to express a wish or one's intention
(noun) mouthful (when drinking); gulp
(adjective) elegant-shaped; elegantly slender
(noun) to hold back (crying, breathing, etc.); to stop
(verb) to lie; to tell a lie
soy sauce and vinegar
(verb) to faint; to pass out
(adjective) very unclear
(verb) to laugh at, to mock, to jeer at
(verb) to emulate someone; to follow someone's example
(noun) wedge
(noun) wine cork
(noun) fangs and claws
(verb) to wait for (with impatience); to expect
(noun) an East Asian slave or bondsperson, forced into slavery for crime, debt or poverty; compare nô lệ (general or western slave) and nông nô (“serf”)
(verb) to hide oneself behind something
trunk lid; boot lid
(adjective) gallant
(verb) to wait for; to expect
(verb) to bare (one's teeth), especially when grinning or laughing hard, or when clenching teeth in anger
(verb) to miss (an opportunity, etc.; compare lỡ)
(noun) an ovule
(noun) yolk in a yolk sac
(noun) a small bottle (of alcohol, etc.)
(verb) to hiccup
A mattress — the Southern word; Northerners say đệm.
(noun) a seatcover (for a car seat)
(verb) to flourish; to bloom
(adjective) jagged; staggered; uneven (especially of trees; like a quincunx)
(noun) pot (uses to contain alcohol)
(noun) air bed
(verb) to sprout; to germinate (especially of a seed)
(noun) synonym of người dưng (“stranger”)
(noun) a short while, a moment
(adjective) rough, harsh, fuzzy
(noun) armpit
(noun) bow
(noun) water with a high concentration of alum
(verb) to pore over; to ponder on; to think over; to ruminate
(noun) treasury, exchequer
Welsh; from Wales