bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to jar; to creak; to grate
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
good; goodness; right; virtue
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to make a speech; to address
right beside; close to; nearby
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted