futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to sink (into); to get depressed
aggression; invasion; raid
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
how; in what way; by what means
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
no!; no no!; no, not at all
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
university student; college student