how many people; a number of people
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
lightly; easily; carelessly
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
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.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
quick-tempered; impatient
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to pretend; to act (as if)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(not) even once; (not) ever
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all