zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
to entwine; to entangle; to connect; to relate
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to be exhausted; to be out of energy
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
gulp; gulping; swallowing
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to have a meal; to take a meal
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
nod; inclination of the head
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
sudden change; sudden turn
festival merrymaking; revelry
hereditary system; hereditary succession
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion