thunderstorm; thundershower
about this time; about now
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to polish up; to shine up
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
middle of the night; dead of night
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
ramification; branching off
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
the very best; excellent; superb
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
first-rate; finest quality; the best
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
for the first time in one's life
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
postponement; deferment; adjournment
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
several weeks; a few weeks
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
open; spacious; extensive
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
horizon (related to land)