to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
it is not (like that) either
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
pressure; oppression; suppression
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
correction; rectification; mending; repair
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
Europe and America; the West
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
fluent (in a language); flowing
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say