macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
recently; lately; these days
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
half-wit; fool; simpleton
dullard; indecisive person
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to keep secret; to conceal
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
precocity; early ripening; premature development
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
as a child; when one was a child
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
medley (of food, songs, etc.); (snow or sand) drift
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by