song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to encamp; to take up positions
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
useless resistance; vain struggle
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
concentrated fire; intense criticism
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
condition; situation; prospects
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
desperately; for one's dear life
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)