of late; lately; this part; this point; here
trade; buying and selling
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to lay aside; to set aside
to watch for an unguarded moment
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
knife thrower; knife throwing
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
wrapped offering (of money)
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
time around sunset; early evening
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)