gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
cleavage (between breasts)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
innumerable; countless; numberless
to roll about; to writhe about
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
plagiarism; plagiarised work
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to degenerate; to lapse into
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
promising; hopeful; full of promise
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
number of (large) animals
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
to become better; to improve
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
Chinese-style fried chicken topped with chopped scallions and sweet vinegar and soy sauce