continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
and what is worse; to make matters worse
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to keep (a person) waiting
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to express (in words); to confess
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
half a point (esp. in go)
close; intimate; on good terms
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas); sacred baboon
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
down-market; popular; mass-market
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
single flower; one wheel; full moon
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable