the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
phantom; vision; illusion
to rock; to shake; to swing
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
fireball; bolide; fireball
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
to blaze; to burn brightly
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
interference; intervention; meddling
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
unfortunately; regrettably
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon