earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to grow; to develop; to grow up
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
cigarette end; cigarette butt
whether one wants to or not; without choice
wide turn; detour; the long way around
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
receipt; cash-register slip
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
intensification; aggravation
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
legend over a picture; inscription (legend, writing) on a painting
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
in proportion to; just as much as
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen