a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
bento; Japanese box lunch
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
eardrum; tympanic membrane
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
(how) many times; (how) often
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
good; goodness; right; virtue
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
reason; logic; sense; truth; right