stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
drinking party; get-together
sincere; earnest; serious
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
colour; color; hue; tints
if you think about it; come to think of it
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to get tired out; to be exhausted
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
parting; separation; farewell
to bawl; to cry; to scream
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
one's post; place of work; workplace
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
instability; insecurity; crankiness
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
direct control; direct supervision
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring