to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
to watch steadily; to stare
performer; entertainer; celebrity
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to make a speech; to address
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to comfort; to console; to amuse
if so; in that case; in that situation