stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
reopening; resumption; restarting
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
these guys; these fellows
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
every person; each one; everybody
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to paint (draw) a picture
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress