the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
writing; composition; essay; sentence
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sunlight; rays of the Sun
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
inspection; examination; checking
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pointing out; identification
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
police drama (television); detective drama
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do