flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to be smeared; to be covered
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
rational; logical; coherent
for (some) doubtful points to remain
future; possible; potential; prospective
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
arrestee; person arrested
power map; power structure; power relationships
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
just a minute; small quantity
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
elder sister; older female friend
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum