climax; peak; zenith; apex
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
bet; wager; stake; gamble
fast approach; quick intimacy
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
annotation; explanatory note; comment
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
joints; points (of a speech)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
sending home; repatriation; deportation
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
death by suffocation; death by choking
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
hating; strongly disliking
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)