huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(not) even once; (not) ever
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to master something (through personal experience)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
as a child; when one was a child