emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
leader; central personage
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
district; section; sector
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
main question; real issue at hand
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to be worried; to be troubled
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
carriage; movement (of the body)
to hide; to conceal oneself
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip