the ocean; the great deep
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
operating gown; surgical suit
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
manners; courtesy; etiquette
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
pleased to make your acquaintance
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering