in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
directly; in person; firsthand
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
white (complexion); fair-skinned
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
logistic curve; growth curve
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
beautiful woman; pretty girl
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)