to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
water's edge; beach; foreshore
splish-splash; with a splash
in the meantime; meanwhile
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
interest (in something); enthusiasm
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
more than usual; especially; particularly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to half-rise to one's feet
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
rival; competitor; competition
now that; since; as long as; provided that
older sister; elder sister
that; the matter in question
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice