to grow up; to become an adult
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
inside one's heart; in one's mind
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
maintenance; preservation; improvement
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
threat; intimidation; menace
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
vast; limitless; boundless
to make a speech; to address