stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
stimulating; exciting; provocative
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to