surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
the lord of creation; man; mankind
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to happen to hear; to overhear
one more time; once more; once again
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)