pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
how; in what way; in what manner
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
inside; interior; inner part
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
rather than; more ... than ...
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
battlefield; battleground