to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
action; operation; effect; function
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
normal duties; (one's) regular work
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
going home from work; on the way home from work
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
between times; when there's a spare moment
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
about; concerning; related to; -ish
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to redeem (from sin); to save
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to be traumatized; to be shocked
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
being startled; getting a shock
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
last business day of the year
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
highest ever; record-high; highest on record