to stop walking; to pause
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
simply; merely; only; solely
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to throw open; to leave open
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
all you want; as much as one wants
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)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on