until now; so far; up to the present
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
personality; character; individuality; personhood
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
foreign; abroad; overseas
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to hand over; to surrender
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
clincher; winning technique; official winning technique
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to speak; to say; to vocalize
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
in that manner; like that
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
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(fish) biting at every cast
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)