to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
king; king; king (chess piece)
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
opposite side; opposition
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to project; to stick out; to stand out
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at