concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
training; drill; practice; discipline
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
stifled (laughter); simmering
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
(United States of) America; USA
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate