materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
society; the world; the times
global scale; worldwide scale
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to shake; to sway; to waver
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to watch over; to watch attentively
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to pry; to prize; to prise
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to become distant; to recede
to be born; to come into the world
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued