next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
memories; recollections; reminiscence
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
small; fine; detailed; stingy
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
place where one works; construction site; working area
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial