to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
appointment; rendezvous; date
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
and; thereupon; because of that
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
such; like that; that sort of; very
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
joke; playfulness; kidding around
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
release; liberation; acquittal
not caring; not giving a damn
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate