to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
questionnaire results; survey results
Washington Post (newspaper)
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
one of these days; someday; one day
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
living; lifestyle; living room
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
price; cost; value; worth; value
presumption; assumption; estimation
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
town; city; municipal; urban
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
ongoing; in progress; afoot
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
as you know; as you are aware
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for