| strong-minded | adj tegas: he is very ~ and knows what he wants, dia sangat tegas dan tahu akan apa yg dikehendakinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pour | vimemuncungkan mulut, memuncung: she ~ed when she could not get her own way, dia memuncung apabila dia tdk mendapat spt yg dikehendakinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flatter | vt 1. praise insincerely, mengangkat (-angkat), memuji: he got what he wanted by ~ing the manager, dia mendapat apa yg dikehendakinya dgn mengangkat pengurus itu; you ~ me. I’m not that pretty, kamu mengangkat saya. Saya tidaklah secantik itu; 2. (usu pass.) cause to be pleased, berbesar hati, berasa bangga: I am ~ed to be invited to address this assembly, saya berbesar hati krn diundang utk berucap di perhimpunan ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extreme | go to ~s, [various translations]: she would go to ~s just to get what she wants, dia sanggup bertindak secara keterlaluan utk mendapat apa yg dikehendakinya; we had to go to ~s to get them to listen to us, kami terpaksa mengambil langkah-langkah ekstrem utk membuat mereka mendengar rungutan kami; go to the other ~, berubah menjadi sebaliknya: he used to be religious but now he has gone to the other ~, dahulu dia warak, tetapi sekarang dia berubah menjadi sebaliknya; in the ~, (fml) sangat, amat, sungguh: he is honest in the ~, dia sangat jujur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stick 2 | ~ at nothing, membuat apa saja: he’ll ~ at nothing to get his own way, dia akan membuat apa saja supaya dia dapat apa-apa yg dikehendakinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| -mouthed | menggerakkan bibir seolah-olah + approp v: she ~ed the word ‘four’ to indicate how many she wanted, dia menggerak-gerakkan bibirnya seolah-olah menyebut perkataan ‘empat’ utk menunjukkan jumlah yg dikehendakinya; the actor ~ed his lines,< | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trick | n 1. deceptive action, penipuan: he got the money by a ~, dia mendapat wang itu secara penipuan; it was a dirty ~ to get what he wanted, itu penipuan yg kotor utk mendapatkan apa yg dikehendakinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intrigue | n 1. act, practice of plotting, (membuat) rancangan jahat: this plotting and ~ must be stopped, amalan berkomplot dan membuat rancangan jahat ini mesti dihentikan; he uses ~ to get what he wants, dia menggunakan rancangan jahat utk mendapatkan apa yg dikehendakinya; 2. plot, scheme, rancangan jahat, komplot: there were constant ~s to overthrow the new government, komplot utk menggulingkan kerajaan baru itu sering berlaku; political ~s, komplot-komplot politik; 3. (archaic) secret love affair, hubungan sulit: the ~s of his promiscuous wife, hubungan-hubungan sulit isterinya yg tdk bermoral itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whittle | ~ st away, a. shave strips or pieces from wood, stick, etc esp with knife, meraut sst: by whittling away the wood at certain places, he eventually got the shape he wanted, dgn meraut kayu itu pd tempat-tempat tertentu, akhirnya dia mendapat bentuk yg dikehendakinya; b. take st away by degrees so as to reduce to nothing, mengikis sst: over the centuries the power of the king has been gradually ~d away, sejak berkurun-kurun lamanya, kuasa raja dikikis secara beransur-ansur; c. reduce st in amount gradually, menyusutkan sst: hospital and medical expenses have ~d away his savings, perbelanjaan perubatannya telah menyusutkan simpanannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hesitate | vi 1. waver, be undecided, teragak-agak: I ~d about what to do next, saya teragak-agak ttg apa yg hendak dibuat selanjutnya; she does not ~ to sacrifice other people to get what she wants, dia tdk teragak-agak mengorbankan orang lain demi mendapatkan apa yg dikehendakinya; 2. be reluctant, berasa berat: I ~ to ask you this, but I have to, saya berasa berat utk bertanya pd kamu ttg perkara ini, tetapi saya terpaksa; 3. pause, hold back, teragak-agak, tertegun-tegun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |