embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
just because; even if; even though
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
ray (of light); beam; light
opposition (in phyllotaxis); opposite arrangement; opposing pairs (of leaves)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
passing through without stopping; passing by
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
vomiting blood; hematemesis
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast