left-hand corner; lower left
sense of unity; sense of oneness
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
and; thereupon; because of that
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to become clear; to be made public
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to cut into (a conversation); to interject