satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
bluish sheen; steel-blue sheen
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to give a broad grin; to smirk
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
such; this sort of; like this
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
being startled; getting a shock