able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
very; greatly; exceedingly
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
packing something in a bag; bagging
to refer to; to use as reference
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
unexpected meeting; coincidence
(small crunchy) dried sardines
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
taking the field first, thus batting second
contradiction; inconsistency
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
succession; continuation; series; sequence
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
ice house; ice room; cold room
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well