to sprout; to put forth buds
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
sincere; honest; faithful
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
villain; baddie; the villain's part
way (of doing); manner; method
many; much; plenty; hardly
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits