talking while standing; standing around talking
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
gossip; corner of the mouth
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
every evening; night after night
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
proper; respectable; decent; honest
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
when it becomes; when it comes to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
evening; night; nighttime
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to complain; to make a complaint