alternating; taking turns
kickboard; flutterboard; float
to go with the flow; to go with the times
preparations for returning (home)
in one's own way or style
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to detain; to check; to restrain
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
student in a lower grade; underclassman
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
in proportion to; just as much as
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to jar; to creak; to grate
long time; long interval; for quite some time
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
time around sunset; early evening
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum