to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
great trouble; difficulty
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
disenchantment; apathy; spoiled fun; turn-off
proper; respectable; decent; honest
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
toast; congratulatory cup
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
under control (e.g. of territory)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
criterion (criteria) for selection
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of