to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to return a favor (favour); to repay
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to go ahead; to pull ahead
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
water's edge; beach; foreshore
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
here and there; in places
wood (for building); lumber; timber
very popular; highly favoured
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
sleepover; overnight stay
no vacancy; full occupancy
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
from the beginning; from scratch
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry