to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
considerably; fairly; quite
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria); black cod; Japanese bluefish; North Pacific bluefish; candlefish; sable
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
proposal; proposition; suggestion
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to rock; to shake; to swing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
violent explosion; bursting
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
nod; inclination of the head
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front