licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
trio; gang of three; threesome
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
long; drawn-out; very long
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
platform scales; weighing platform
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
future (usually near); prospects
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
large crowd; mass of people
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
floor above; floor upstairs