creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
depiction; description; portrayal
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
handicraft; industrial art object
(person treated as a) plaything
to be done (to someone or something); to do; to be doing
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
sincere; honest; faithful
to raise one's voice; to shout
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
sloshing (of water in a container); splish-splash; jiggling (of soft flesh); wobbling; bouncing gently
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
a (single) moment; an instant
with a splurt (of a liquid, esp. semen); spurting; gushing out
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
disorder; disturbance; unrest
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
leader; guide; mentor; coach
rule; reign; government; governing