to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
birth; creation; formation
you could say; you might say; verging on the
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to change completely; to change suddenly
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be absorbed in reading
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
email newsletter; email magazine; e-zine; e-mag
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to make a list; to enumerate
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to become clear; to be made public
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
way of speaking; intimation
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
meaningless words; words that make no sense
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses