to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
tedious; boring; being fed up with
somehow; for some reason or other
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
unexpectedly; surprisingly
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
fortune-telling; divination
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
scene; view; prospect; outlook
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
one day; (on) a certain day
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
person concerned; interested party; related party
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being