cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
original intention; initial resolution
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
so; like this; in this way
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
world; society; people; the public
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
leader; central personage
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
from the beginning; from scratch
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
literally; to the letter; literal