surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
third day of the month; three days
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
vicious circle; vicious cycle
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph