mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
yen (currency of Japan); circle
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to arrive; to come to pass
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
staying in the air; remaining airborne
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to taste; to try (food or drink)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
awareness; realization; noticing