curiosity; inquisitiveness
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
reaching; attaining; arrival
two times; twice; two degrees
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to cease; to stop; to be over
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
(not) a single person; (no) one
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
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
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other