counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
difficult to ...; hard to ...
there being no use in arguing (about it)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to slash downward; to cut down
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
sweeping sideways; mowing down
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
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)
cross; crossed; cruciform
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
continuation; succession; series
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
feeling keenly; fully realizing
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan