looking on; remaining a spectator
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to bubble; to foam; to froth
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to check; to stop; to keep back
to pierce through; to break through
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
one's own car; privately owned car
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray