to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
at once; immediately; right now
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
sudden impulse; passing fancy
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
observation; survey; watching
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
you could say; you might say; verging on the