now that; since; so long as; because
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
society; the world; the times
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
wall clock; grandfather clock
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother