high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to need; to demand; to take; to require
birth; creation; formation
Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae); obsequious person
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
rather; better; instead; if anything
to erase all trace of something
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
one-stroke sketch; unicursal
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
ballot paper; voting paper
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
faking crying; crocodile tears
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest