interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
ability to make plans; planning ability
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
cancellation; abandonment
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
curved; forming the shape of an arch
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
too many to count; too numerous to mention
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler