echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
trouble; bother; annoyance
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
calm; composed; cool; quiet
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
sailor suit; middy uniform
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
directly opposite; right in front
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to snatch from; to steal from