waking; waking up; awakening
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
present (brought by a visitor); gift
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to get one's head around; to think about
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to carry; to bring (to a place)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
quick work; (clever) feat
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
league; federation; union
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
to look away; to turn away
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
even if; even though; wow
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
excelling; surpassing; outdoing