to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
person concerned; interested party; related party
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
how many people; a number of people
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
washing machine; (clothes) washer
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
the following week; the next week
night watch; night guard; night shift
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
soon; shortly; before long
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
simmer; bubble out; flow out