cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to thrust down; to push off
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
carelessly; inattentively
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
control; check; restraint; inhibition
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
both; both sides; both parties
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
being startled; getting a shock
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to fall off; to tumble down
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to come alive; to get going; to start to move