absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
world; society; people; the public
night stall; night shop; night fair
confections; sweets; candy; cake
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
publication of results; announcement of results
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to come to an end; to close the curtain
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
deciding match; play-off; runoff
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)