vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
tottering steps; drunken staggering
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone