top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be perturbed; to be agitated
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to have (something) innate; to be born with
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
bathing (swimming) in cold water
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
this world; this life; world of the living
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
(social) position; status
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to throw into; to toss into
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention