to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
general public; the masses
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
way of training; method of bringing up children
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
maintenance; preservation; improvement
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete