to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
natural; reasonable; understandable
to sit for an examination
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
hamburger (in a bun); burger
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
systematic; regular; routine
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
master of ceremonies; MC; intermission between songs in which the performers speak to the audience; machining center; marginal cost
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
chapter one; first chapter
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Romania and Moldova)
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
to be overcome with emotion
self-control; self-restraint
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry