to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
self control; self restraint
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
bed and food; eating and sleeping
three days and three nights
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
what's what; heads or tails
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
session; jam session; jam
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of