natural (physical) environment
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
superior; excellent; fine
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to push aside; to push one's way through
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
immersion; being absorbed in
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
cosmo-chemistry; space science
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
front; frontage; facade; main
meteor swarm; meteor shower
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
hard to get; hard to come by
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
when in Rome, do as the Romans do