dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
conviction; belief; confidence
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
the same; the said; likewise
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
consideration; taking into account
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
dozens; scores of; decades
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
armoring; armouring; armor; armour