transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
long-tailed cock; long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
second (unit of time); arc second
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
cooking; food preparation
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
one day; (on) a certain day
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to comfort; to console; to amuse
supply base; storage depot
daylight hours; hours of sunshine