dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
surroundings; environs; circumference
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
very; much; greatly; a lot of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
company president; manager; director
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on