to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
light; easy; non-serious; minor
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
loud voice; high-pitched voice
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fast-talking; rapid talking
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with