very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
to cause to swell; to inflame
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
technical; technological; practical
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to strangle; to constrict
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
stone (used for throwing)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
fiction; fabrication; concoction
river surface; surface of a river
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
self-deprecating; self-mocking
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
to be touching; to be moving