(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
anthology; selection of books
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
clearing one's throat; cough
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
entrance; admission; entering
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to take back; to recapture
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty