millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
to clear up; to become cloudless
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
field; plain; prairie; moor
to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
recitation; reciting from memory
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
good humour (humor); good mood
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
skim reading; skipping through text
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
more than usual (usu. time)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to set (sun); to become dark
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
pine torch; torchlight; firebrand; bonfire