to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
around the clock; day and night
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit
after a long time; for the first time in a while
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
guess; conjecture; surmise
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
lightly; easily; carelessly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
failure; mistake; blunder
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
rather; better; instead; if anything
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
rather; sooner; preferably
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose