to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
at a moment's notice; readily
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
retreating figure; appearance from behind
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
scene; spectacle; sight; view
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
not yet known; unknown; strange
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
again; once more; a second time
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
as before; as ever; as it was originally