chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to surround; to crowd around
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to make an appearance; to show up
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
surely; certainly; without doubt
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
freely; frankly; without reserve
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to hand over; to surrender
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
desperately; for one's dear life
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to be needed; to be wanted
male instincts; male frivolity
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder