masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
magazine; journal; periodical
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
thinking back now; looking back
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to become hoarse; to become husky
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
in order; in turn; one by one
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
as a child; when one was a child
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
filtration; filtering; percolation
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
apparent age (of someone); rough age
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
at once; immediately; right now