to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
complete change; about-face
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
on the way back; returning
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to finish reading; to read through
beforehand; in advance; previously
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
comfort; consolation; diversion
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to come alive; to get going; to start to move