onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to shout (in anger); to yell
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
silence; stillness; quietness
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
drama; play; powerful drug
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings