I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to boil strongly; to be excited
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
camping; campground; making camp
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come