or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
feeling; sense; impression
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
(very) patient; persevering
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to begin to walk; to set out
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
setting off (on a trip); departure
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!