sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
five (long cylindrical things)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
all creation; all nature; all the universe
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
this world; this life; world of the living