undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
vacuum pack; vacuum packing
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
back issue (of a publication); back-number
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
flustered person; hasty person
warp; curvature; curve; arch
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
heading; headline; index; headword
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation