downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
high cut (leotard, swimsuit)
beauty of slender female legs
(find) common (meeting) ground
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
shellfish; seashell; shell
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to lay aside; to set aside
same type; same model; isomorphism; homotypy
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
not understanding; not knowing
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
well-known store; famous shop
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
famous mineral water; famous spring; famous river
incommunicative; taciturn
shameless; infamous; disgraceful