nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to look around; to take a view of
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
chance (of success); odds
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements