in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
tedious; boring; being fed up with
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
hope; white hope; person of promise
future; possible; potential; prospective
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to help each other; to cooperate
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to play a leading role; to play a central part
rather; better; instead; if anything
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
tacit; unspoken; implicit
near oneself; close to one; familiar
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
does not; can not; will not
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
pronunciation; production of sound
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
dextrose; glucose (usu. D-glucose); grape sugar
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification