one way or the other; either way
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to sit down; to take a seat
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
this and that; one thing or another
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
every month; monthly; month by month
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
character portrayal; characterization
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
state of mind; (one's) mental state
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another