racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
to say; to be pleased to say
pirated edition; pirated version; bootleg copy
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
weird; disgusting; sickening
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
chopping board; cutting board
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
worst; poor and boring; uncool
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to be opposite; to face each other
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
smoky; awkward; ill at ease