solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be at a loss for words
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be parted from; to be separated
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
as before; as ever; as it was originally
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
wherein; therein; thereinto
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
around the clock; day and night
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
in succession; one by one
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
rising; ascending; climbing
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with