to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to miss (one's chance to ...)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
a little; a bit; slightly
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
movie; film; motion picture
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
assertion; declaration; affirmation
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
partly open; in half bloom
legend; folklore; tradition
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance