congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to tower over the surroundings
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
un-; non-; negative prefix
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
strainer; colander; filter
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to frolic; to revel; to make merry
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to be softened; to calm down
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to roll about; to writhe about
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
association; society; organization; organisation
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off