calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
opposite; reverse; contrary
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
indictment; prosecution; complaint
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
married woman; woman; lady
morally corrupt; slovenly; obscene
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
main question; real issue at hand
small fraction; small proportion
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
anonymity; using an assumed name
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification