crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
many; numerous; various; large number of
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
indeed; really; truly; very much
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
all night; throughout the night
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
third day of the month; three days
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to spend time (on doing something)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
hot topic; talk of the town
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)