series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
wild beast; wild animal; brute
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
seasonal flowers arranged for a tea ceremony; flowers in a tea room
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
late at night; at a late hour
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
nightlife; night amusements
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
full of troubles, difficulties
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
progress; advance; improvement; development
hiding one's embarrassment
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort