glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
straying; wandering off course
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sympathy; compassion; pity
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
gargling; rinsing one's mouth