insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
origin; fundamental element
low (level, value, price, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
low tone; bass; low voice
actor; actress; player; performer
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
final part; last bit; end