to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
society; the world; the times
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
reopening; resumption; restarting
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
lower half of the body; nether parts
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post