root; joint; base; crotch
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
process; course; mechanism
endless; boundless; everlasting
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
cannot be compared with; no match for
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
mental; spiritual; emotional
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to be embarrassed; to lose face
talking while standing; standing around talking
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
greater than ...; bigger ...
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
for the first time in one's life