in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to be too numerous; to be too much
to have a hard time of it
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
what's what; heads or tails
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
independently developed; proprietary
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
night chat; tale told at night; book of informal essays
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
broadleaf tree; broad-leaved tree
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
fiction; fabrication; concoction
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
meaning; called; named; that says; that
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
otherwise; or else; if not
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly