to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
decision; determination; resolution
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
festival; feast; carnival
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
school festival; campus festival
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
family; members of a family
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound