grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
street stall; stand; booth
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
coloured paper; colored paper
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to have a talk; to tell a story
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
pride in one's strength or skill
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to