| worth | ~ it, berbaloi: we worked hard, but it was ~ it, kami bekerja keras, tetapi kerja itu berbaloi; “Don’t get upset. He’s not ~ it”, “Jangan susah hati. Tdk berbaloi memikirkannya”; ~ /o’s, so’s/ while, tdk berbaloi (bagi sso): teaching her is not ~ my while, mengajarnya tdk berbaloi; for all /it, one/ is ~, (try, work, etc) sedaya upaya; (shout, run, kick, etc) sekuat hati: she screamed for help for all she was ~, dia menjerit sedaya upaya utk meminta tolong; they will investigate it for all it’s ~, mereka akan menyiasatnya sedaya upaya; for /all it is, what it is/ ~, entah ada gunanya atau tdk: this is my advice, and I pass it on to you for what it is ~, ini nasihat saya, entah ada gunanya atau tdk, saya menyampaikannya kpd kamu; make it ~ so’s while, menjadikan sst berbaloi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| value | be good ~, give good ~ for money, berbaloi dgn harga: this gadget gives good ~ for money, alat ini berbaloi dgn harga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trouble | more ~ than it is worth, susah payah yg tdk /berpada, berbaloi/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| worth | prep 1. having a certain value, bernilai: jewellery ~ 15,000 ringgit was stolen from the house, barang kemas bernilai 15,000 ringgit telah dicuri dr rumah itu; it was ~ less than what you paid for it, benda itu bernilai kurang drpd jumlah yg kamu bayar; 2. having possession or property equal to, mempunyai harta bernilai: he started from nothing and he was ~ millions at his death, dia bermula tanpa mempunyai apa-apa harta tetapi apabila mati mempunyai harta yg bernilai berjuta-juta; 3. giving a satisfactory or rewarding return for, berbaloi: the results were not ~ the effort, keputusan itu tdk berbaloi dgn usaha; freedom is ~ fighting for, kebebasan memang berbaloi utk diperjuangkan; this fact is ~ considering, fakta ini berbaloi utk dipertimbangkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| look | she’s the type who’s always concerned about her ~s, dia orang yg sentiasa mementingkan rupanya; 3. visit, lawatan: the Borobudur is well worth a ~, berbaloi membuat lawatan ke Borobudur; 4. (a particular fashion or style) gaya, stail; (of clothes) fesyen: the decorative details have an art-nouveau ~, hiasan itu mempunyai gaya art-nouveau; the Safari ~, stail Safari; the baggy ~ is still popular, fesyen gedoboh masih popular; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pursuit | activity one follows, a. (as o’s occupation etc) tugas: training handicapped people to be independent is a worthwhile ~, melatih orang-orang cacat supaya berdikari ialah satu tugas yg berbaloi; b. (in o’s leisure time) /aktiviti, kegiatan/ yg menyenangkan: literary ~s, aktiviti kesusasteraan yg menyenangkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sticky | 8. difficult, hard, susah, sukar; (of competition) sengit: it was a ~ climb but the view from the top made it worthwhile, pendakian itu memang sukar tetapi pemandangan dr puncak membuat pendakian tersebut berbaloi; a ~ assignment, tugasan yg susah; there’s ~ competition for the post, terdapat persaingan sengit utk merebut jawatan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |