to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
chorus; singing in a chorus
to be conspicuous; to stand out
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
hotcake; (American) pancake
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)