whole nation; whole land; whole country
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
festival; feast; carnival
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
birds of a feather flock together
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
freely; frankly; without reserve
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
impassioned speech; fervent speech
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
vitality; energy; dynamism
threat; intimidation; menace
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
(someone else's) daughter
participation; joining; entry; adherence
each and all; every single one; everybody
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)