stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
exaltation; emotional uplift
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
it's been a long time; long time no see
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to go past; to pass; to pass by
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
living thing; living creature; animal; life
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
don't you think?; indicates question
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise