to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
globular shape; spherical shape
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
family; relatives; dependents; household
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
several hundred; hundreds (of)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
substitution; alternative; substitute
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to snap; to break (under pressure)
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
defensive measure; defense plan
insurance; guarantee; warranty
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
primness; putting on airs; prim person; clear soup
protuberant; paunchy; idly
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
no way to do; nothing can be done
personality; style; appearance
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise