showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
likability; favorability; popularity
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
with a start; with a jump
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
right (to do something); authority; power
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to strike out; to start swimming
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
creation; generation; formation; derivation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
several hundred; hundreds (of)
counter for birds or rabbits
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
after that; afterwards; thereafter
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
pointing out; identification
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
guardian; protector; patron; parent
hanging garden; hanging gardens