important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
occurrence; happening; incident; event
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
inside one's heart; in one's mind
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be worried; to be troubled
one day; (on) a certain day
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
magazine; journal; periodical
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
question; inquiry; enquiry
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
feeling; sense; impression
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
for example; for instance; e.g.
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity