exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
evening meal; supper; dinner
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to eat up; to consume (completely)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
the other day; lately; recently
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
so; therefore; and; (and) then
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
all but dead; half killed
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
one-by-one; separately; in detail
very interesting; of great interest
war situation; progress of a battle
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
alone; by oneself; on one's own