gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
Western music; European music
society; public; community; social studies
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
superstition; superstitious belief
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to grow up; to become an adult
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
literally; to the letter; literal
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); displaying (a Buddhist image); revealing (something that is supposed to remain hidden); opening (a gambling house); holding (a gambling party)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
self-mutilation; self-injury
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst