finish; completion; the end
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
like that; that way; thus
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
freshly pounded (rice cake)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
table of contents; contents
outline; summary; argument
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
youthful; young; young-looking
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter