sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
during; for the duration of
to tower over the surroundings
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
how; in what way; in what manner
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
for the first time in one's life
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
festival; feast; carnival
to let out a cry; to shout
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
several weeks; a few weeks
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to jar; to creak; to grate
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
one revolution; one rotation
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling