labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
after a long time; for the first time in a while
since; henceforth; ever since
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to fall flat; to fall face down
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to become dim; to become blurred
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
pulsation; pulsatory motion
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
that day; the very same day
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
memories; recollections; reminiscence
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch