to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
business use; business purposes
to come to one's senses; to calm down
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
lost article; something forgotten
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to begin to walk; to set out
the early bird gets the worm
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to be embarrassed; to lose face
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
many; numerous; various; large number of
rubber band; elastic band
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
principle; theory; fundamental truth
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
depiction; description; portrayal
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all