effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
as before; as ever; as it was originally
wide difference; a world of difference
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to lie down; to throw oneself down
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to become frayed; to become loose
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to summon courage; to be brave
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
blood poisoning; septicemia; sepsis
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to be expensive; to be costly
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
amount of money; sum of money
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
self-consciousness; self-awareness
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
heating; application of heat
seasoning; flavour; flavor
chive (edible plant with flat leaves, Allium schoenoprasum)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to fight a battle; to have a fight
to badger; to pester; to beg