to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
directly opposite; right in front
by today; before the day is over
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to harm; to cause harm to
sooner or later; in time; eventually
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
whichever one chooses; either way
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
social meeting place; watering hole
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
general idea; concept; notion
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
forgetting; lapse of memory
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to begin; to set about; to start
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
round and cute (esp. of eyes)