to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
stool (feces) examination
(state of) utter panic; great panic
winning ticket; lucky number
customer traffic; customers; custom
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
superior; excellent; fine
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
this and that; one thing or another
time assigned to one; (one's) allotted time; time limit; teaching load (in hours)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
Peer Gynt (1867 play by Henrik Ibsen)
to head home; to leave for home
arbitration; intercession; mediation
the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
street at night; making a night journey
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
freshly picked (tomato, apple, etc.)
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
first; first base; first baseman