gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
patting; stroking; caressing
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
with a clink (click, clack)
while; during; performed in this condition
day after day; day by day
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
refrigerant; thermal gel; ice pack; cold pack
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
self-supporting student; working student
author; writer; novelist; artist
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
100,000,000; one hundred million
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to translate; to interpret
writing; composition; essay; sentence
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
remembrance; recollection; recognition
lasting (work); sustained (effort); prolonged; long-winded
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily