zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
this for sure; certainly is
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
retreating figure; appearance from behind
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cherry blossom (colour, color)
rising; ascending; climbing
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
imposing stance; daunting pose
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see