beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
power; might; authority; influence
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
(political) violence; violent tactics used by political radicals
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
hypodermic needle; injection needle
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
(opening of a) wound; cut
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
surely; certainly; without doubt
splish-splash; with a splash
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence