several years; a few years
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
board chairman; managing director; chief director
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
confections; sweets; candy; cake
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
party; set; gang; company; person
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
walking briskly; determinedly
close to the wall; alongside the wall
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
clerical desk; office desk
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe