several minutes; a few minutes
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
to come and go; to go back and forth
roadside tree; row of trees
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
accurate; correct; precise; exact
on the occasion of; at the time of
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
nowadays; in this day and age
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
establishment; settlement
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)