inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to keep away; to keep at a distance
yen (currency of Japan); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
just because; even if; even though
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh