frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to boost; to force up; to push up
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
justification; rationalization
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
way of speaking; profession
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
tobacco pouch; tobacco container
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
thermoregulation (of the body)
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
low tone; bass; low voice
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
long slits (esp. of eyes)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
pro baseball team; professional baseball team
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off