contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
as before; as ever; as it was originally
material; substance; matter
absorption; suction; attraction
restoration; repair; mending
it's no joke; gimme a break!
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance