daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
first thing in the morning
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
good humour (humor); good mood
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison
to say (something) over one's shoulder
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
sketch (depicting real people or nature); drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; mirror image (e.g. of society); (metaphorical) depiction
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
increment; addition; (amount of) increase
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
wandering; rambling; roaming