to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to spend time (on doing something)
several weeks; a few weeks
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to be enchanted; to be charmed
tropical forest; tropical rainforest
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
infiltration; permeation; exudation; percolation; effusion; extraction
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
change in appearance; transformation
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
to be needed; to be wanted
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
craftsman; skilled artisan
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
but; however; even though; even if
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
all parts; various parts; every department
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough