beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
How are things with you?; How are you doing?
steamed bun; steamed bread
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
to parch; to roast; to broil; to scorch
to join together (wooden boards, etc.); to patch together (pieces of cloth, etc.); to glue together
receipts and expenditure (disbursements)
eye examination; optometry
foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
auto-repair shop; service station; garage
leisure time; idle moment
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to camp (in an online multiplayer game)
given (e.g. conditions); given thing; data; sense datum
grand; luxurious; great; large; (arch.) very; (arch.) greatly
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
open-air market; outdoor market
to hold something reverently with both hands
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)