to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
very much; very many; more and more
rave reviews; extremely high praise
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
interruption; suspension; break
to thrust away; to send flying
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
gleaming; shining; glistening
wounded person; injured person
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...