pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to lose sight of; to miss
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
one day; (on) a certain day
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
concession; conciliation; compromise
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
particularly; only; in the case of
possible; likely; probable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to speak; to hear a voice
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
how many months?; how long?
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course