activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
personal; individual; private
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
person being waited for; person who waits
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to have meaning; to be meaningful
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
just now; a little while back; a short time ago