abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
(adding) fuel to the fire
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to rest one's chin in one's hands
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
on and after; from ... onward; since
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
regular; standard; regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); regular (gasoline)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
head; brains; intellect; understanding
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient