gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
a few seconds; several seconds
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to move around; to move about; to get around
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to tower over the surroundings
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to translate; to interpret
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
turmoil; chaos; confusion
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
cosmos; garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus); Mexican aster
(not) in any way; in no way
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this