suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to become better; to improve
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
feeling of a house or a room
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to grow taller (of people)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
senior high school student
scoundrel; rascal; villain
used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal)