roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
worried look; concerned expression
official announcement; proclamation
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to pause; to have a short intermission
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse