first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to make merry; to be festive
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
battlefield; battleground
even though; despite; when
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
last night; yesterday evening
smoothly; easily; readily
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
job; work; duties; trade; skill
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
briskly; quickly; promptly
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
course; route; path; process; means
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to mow; to reap; to harvest
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
basement floor; underground floor