direct unforked road; straight path
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
kindergartener; preschooler
popular name; common name; given name
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
way (of doing); manner; method
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
pressure; oppression; suppression
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
enemy territory; hostile place
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
leading; guiding; commanding
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
therefore; for that reason; such being the case