spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to strip and leave clothes lying around
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
study; research; investigation
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
gender; distinction of sex; sex
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
chopstick stand; weaning ceremony
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to fly around; to scatter
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate