concentration; density; cardinality
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
even more; still more; further
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
direction of travel; direction of movement
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
silence; stillness; quietness
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to shout (in anger); to yell
(a person's) appearance; looks
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to await; to wait for; to expect
scene; sight; scenario; setting
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone