growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
sublime; noble; high-minded
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
popular name; common name; given name
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
body; group; party; company; troupe
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
innocent-looking; looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly; looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
March; third month of the lunar calendar
slight; insignificant; small
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
it's probably so; it stands to reason
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure