confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
interference (esp. in horse racing)
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
per person; per capita; per head
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
both schools; both universities
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to thrust before; to thrust at