expression; presentation; representation; notation
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
overestimation; overvaluing
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
at the last moment; this late in the game
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
incoming wave; surf; swash; comber; beachcomber
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
popular name; common name; given name
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
installment; instalment; premium; bill
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
study; diligence; discount; reduction
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
last night; yesterday evening
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family