to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
several types; several kinds; several species
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
double take (esp. out of surprise)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
lodging together; training camp; boarding house