with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to thrust away; to send flying
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to demand money; to pester; to extort
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
short pause; short interval
physical work; manual labour (labor)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
first-rate; finest quality; the best
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
dispersing; breaking up; running away
of late; lately; this part; this point; here