to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to be itching to put one's skills to use
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
period of time; time slot; time zone
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
stomach ache; abdominal pain
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to jump upon (a moving object)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
feeling keenly; fully realizing
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
turtle (esp. a sea turtle); turtleneck sweater
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to make sense; to be meaningful
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
simmering; (boiling) gently