interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
anonymity; using an assumed name
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
at first; in the beginning; originally
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
fields (of rice and other crops)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
cooking; food preparation
to have time free; to have time to spare
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
living environment; habitat
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
hedge; fence; border; limit
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
younger brother and sister
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)