start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
at that time; in those days
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
ill-bred; poorly brought up
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
year in, year out; always; 24-7
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
in that way; like that; that way
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to become pale; to turn pale
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar