to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
street; quarter; district; area
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to become desperate; to give in to despair
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
thin; slender; slim; skinny
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
physical work; physical worker; blue-collar worker
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
restaurant that only serves set meals
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
home delivery (of food); outside catering
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
food delivered from a restaurant
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far