to stare in wonder; to be amazed
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
number of times; frequency; count
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
small profits; low interest
exhibition; display; putting on show
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
candy made from wheat gluten; wheat-gluten snack
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
understood; I see; OK; present; here
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to take over; to hand over
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
limited; limiting; restrictive
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to take away; to carry away
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)