(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to taste; to try (food or drink)
thickly; stickily; viscously
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
amount of material resources
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
scattered animal feed; ground bait
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
great difference; big difference; wide margin
street; quarter; district; area
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
practice; practising; experience
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
through a (computer, etc.) screen
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to unfold; to unroll; to open