the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
memories; recollections; reminiscence
family; members of a family
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
meaning; significance; sense
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to put someone to trouble
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
only; merely; but; no more than
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
to be boiled; to be cooked
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
by myself; in person; by oneself
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
first meeting; first interview with
I appreciate your efforts
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in that manner; like that
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
senior high school student
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to this extent; to this degree; this much
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many