opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to think too much; to be over-concerned
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
anything and everything; just about everything
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
approval; license; licence; permission
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
detonator; percussion cap
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash