influence; clout; leverage
polish; improvement; burnishing
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
people; men and women; each person; everybody
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
setting a place; setting the table
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
fine weather; fair weather
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
with a momentary flash of light
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to put on airs; to assume importance
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep