to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
river; stream; River; the ... river
taste; palate; sense of taste
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
sense of smell; olfaction
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
river fish; freshwater fish
stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to gather; to collect; to assemble
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal