supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
more than usual; especially; particularly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
excess; surplus; superabundance
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
and; thereupon; because of that
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
small grain; small stature or ability
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
all; entire; whole; altogether
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
release; emission; ejection
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience