no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
such; this sort of; like this
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
tone (of voice); manner of talking
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
polite; respectful; reverent
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to speak; to hear a voice
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
woman; female; feminine gender
process; course; mechanism
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration