long ago; once upon a time
three; three years of age
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
seeing off and meeting on return
overhead luggage rack; overhead baggage rack
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
basket; basketball; basket cloth
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
one by one; one after another; successively
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)