when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to throw oneself (into an activity)
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
demonstration; show of force
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to say; to be called; to do
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
like this; this sort; this way
all eyes; public attention
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
ability; performance; efficiency
to talk; to carry meaning
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
a short while ago; already
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
although I say; although one might say; although called
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
failure; mistake; blunder
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
steady; sound; reliable; solid
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)