dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
such; this sort of; like this
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned