preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
bathing; going in the bath
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
anything and everything; just about everything
really; truly; indeed; good grief
like this; this sort; this way
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight