giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
such; like that; in that way
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
fifth day of the month; five days
third day of the month; three days
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
regret; repentance; remorse
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
epidemic; plague; pestilence
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
brothel (esp. one that allows for penetrative intercourse); quickie (in a brothel); short sexual act; just a short moment; a little while
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
partly open; in half bloom
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to solicit; to demand; to extort
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
meanwhile; in the meantime
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered