degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
3rd day of the month; three days
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
world; society; people; the public
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
shortsighted; narrow-minded
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
and then; and so; and; so then
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to shake one's head (in denial)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
if it is (the case that ...)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
immediately; at once; instantly
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
not caring; not giving a damn
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to make one's heart flutter