hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to become mentally unstable; to suffer from mental illness
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to say too much; to go too far
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
well-cooked; well-done; browned
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
to carry; to bring (to a place)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
everybody; every last one of them; all
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
spare time; free time; leisure time
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet