blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
three sides; small offering stand
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
double doors opening from the centre
to slide into; to slip into
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm