boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
good-for-nothing; worthless
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
progress; advance; improvement; development
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
sales promotion; hard selling
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
quality (of a product or a service)
to become better; to improve
baseball player; ballplayer
story of one's experiences
to translate; to interpret
the literary world; literary circles
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
literary world; literary circles
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
contrast; antithesis; comparison
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)