provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
with a chuckle; with a giggle
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
how; in what way; by what means
due form; official; formality
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to cease; to stop; to be over
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
good-for-nothing; worthless
just one person; only one
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
snake; serpent; large snake
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm