making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
heart pounding; chest tightening
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
way (of doing); manner; method
tendency; trend; inclination
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
table tennis club; ping-pong club
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
bygones; the past; past event
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
on the other hand; at the same time
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up