thick curtain; drop curtain
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to live through; to survive
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
real hair; one's own hair
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to sniff out; to get wind of
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
sign; indication; omen; symptom
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
behind; in the rear; in back
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
other side; opposite side; other party
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
leather; leather-bound; leathern
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid