gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
imagination; supposition; guess
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
long thin face; Black Scraper (fish)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
four (long cylindrical things)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
serious; not joking; straight
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
dealing with; coping with
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
these guys; these fellows
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
sharp parting remark; parting threat
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS