ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
strong interaction; strong force
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
through a (computer, etc.) screen
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
sales; selling; marketing
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
homecoming; returning home
innocent; cherubic; childlike
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
mid-calf length (skirt, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument