stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
founder; originator; pioneer
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to put into the mouth; to eat
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge