environment; surroundings; circumstances
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to say no more; to sink into silence
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
evaporative cooler; swamp cooler
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
both hands; both arms; ten
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock