shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
production (e.g. play); direction
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to take a veneer off something
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
something like ...; something called ...
to feel; to sense; to experience
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
should; must; -able; probably; likely