to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
caller; visitor; company; guest
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
body; physique; build; stature
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
slim; slender; slight; delicate
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
useless; vain; aimless; idle
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)