dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
drinking bout; merrymaking
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
this and that; various things
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
both; both sides; both parties
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
very interesting; of great interest
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
curiosity; inquisitiveness
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
short and stout; small but wide around
figure; body shape; build; physique; form