to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to applaud; to cheer (for)
to make merry; to be festive
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
social conditions; social circumstances
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
snail's pace; slow progress
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
concreteness; feasibility
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation