very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to degenerate; to lapse into
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
sound wave; acoustic wave
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
physician in private practice; town doctor; doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear