habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
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
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to hang (something) on the wall
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to get between; to be caught in
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
just because; even if; even though
one or the same pot; eating or living together
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread