to listen attentively to; to be lost in
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
rapid-fire comic dialogue
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
unspecified large number (of people)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
general public; the masses
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
evening sky; twilight sky
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
persecution complex; paranoia
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
private power generation; masturbation
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied