some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to keep (a person) waiting
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
together with; same; both; all; including ...
head; lead; vanguard; first
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to press a question; to cross-examine
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
prohibition; inhibition; ban
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal