to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
had better ...; had better not ...
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
great laughter; burst of laughter
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to jump at; to be attracted by
entreaty; supplication; petition
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
Japanese person; Japanese people