boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
notice; attention; observation
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
to be infected; to be contagious
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
commencing with; including
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
called; known as; that; to say
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)