to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
systematic; organized; organizational
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
disorder; chaos; confusion
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
not worth considering; out of the question
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to blow off; to be blown off
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across