stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
germination; sprouting; budding
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
inspection; examination; checking
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
richly colored; richly coloured
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
production (e.g. play); direction
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
I don't want to boast but
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short