no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
event; phenomenon; matter
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
one's post; place of work; workplace
friction; discord; strife
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
chief; main; principal; major
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
enumeration; citation; listing
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
household economy; family finances
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
making a living copying or writing