buying up; buying all of something; purchase on a no-returns basis; flat fee; lump-sum payment
amount of money; sum of money
temple (building); temple (side of head)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
one's share; one's portion
to begin; to set about; to start
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
being all smiles with joy
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
eccentric; crank; oddball
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
flustered; flurried; stuttering (e.g. an apology)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
reason; cause; history; origin
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
love; attachment; lovesickness