to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
no, not like that (but like this)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to shake; to waver; to tremble
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
bluff; false show of power; bold front
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to dispose of; to sell off
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
bento; Japanese box lunch
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
public telephone; pay phone
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
heart; guts; nerve; central part
explosion; rupture; break off
pulsation; pulsatory motion
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid