to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to say no more; to sink into silence
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
juvenile Japanese sea perch (usu. 2-3 years in age and 40-60 cm in length)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
it is not (like that) either
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name