to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
natural; intrinsic; from birth
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
pointing out; identification
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
of no interest; not interested
offensive (movement); aggression
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
dullard; indecisive person
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted