stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one's share; one's portion
to compete with; to vie for
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
superb view; picturesque scenery
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
giant clam (any clam of subfamily Tridacnidae); giant clam shell
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
feeling; sense; impression
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit