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(verb) to insist on making false or unreasonable arguments
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(verb) to insist on making false or unreasonable arguments
(verb) to threaten (with); to intimidate; to menace (with)
(noun) flying fox
(adjective) ignorant; slow-witted; stupid
(adjective) very stupid
(noun) leg
(noun) head cheese
(adjective) Alternative spelling of hoan hỉ.
(verb) to cremate
(interjection) neigh
(noun) theater
Sapodilla — the Northern word; Southerners say sa bô chê.
(adjective) miserable, distressful
(pronoun) there (farther than “kia” but still visible); over there
(conjunction) otherwise; lest
(noun) washbasin
(adjective) fast; quick; swift
(noun) mannequin
(noun) a mole
(adjective) obedient; docile; well-behaved
(noun) the index finger; the forefinger
(noun) an index finger or an index toe
(adjective) smoothbore
(noun) amniotic fluid
(verb) to extend; to expand; to enlarge
(adjective) ridiculous, laughable, comical
(noun) felt
(verb) to ignore somebody on purpose
(verb) synonym of quấy (“to stir; to move”)
(verb) to hide and watch for someone or something in order to approach or ambush them
(verb) to gather at one place after being apart for a while; to be reunited
(noun) six-pack
mini-golf course
(adjective) Describes the sound of a heavy rain.
(adjective) loud and as if a heavy object fell down on the ground; with a thud
(verb) to die in epidemic
(verb) to howl
(adjective) well-off, financially comfortable, (especially) proud of being so
(verb) to fight; to scuffle; to brawl
slam dunk
(noun) amniotic fluid
(adjective) morose, dejected
(verb) to sit down, to have a seat
(noun) mizzensail
(noun) a pyramid-shaped savory dumpling in traditional Vietnamese cuisine, with a filling of seasoned ground pork, wood ear mushrooms and onion, wrapped in a dough made from glutinous rice flour, and steamed in banana leaves.
(noun) prawn cracker
(noun) mangrove apple (Sonneratia spp.)
(adjective) extremely poor, impoverished
(adjective) distressed; haggard; exhausted
(pronoun) "this poor monk;" I; me
buttered popcorn
(verb) to make up (a story, claim, etc.)
(verb) to fabricate; to trump up
(noun) a scorpion (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones)
(adjective) high and dry (generally speaking)
(noun) pig's trotter; pettitoe
(verb) to care for; to take care of; to look after
(noun) death; doom; annihilation
(verb) to die (generally speaking)
(noun) the host; the head