(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
to read the situation; to sense the mood
one's share; one's portion
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
indescribable; having no way to express
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
fingering (of a musical instrument)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
memory-making; making memories
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio