to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
gem; jewel; precious stone
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
beautification; glorification
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
how can (one) do something
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
spring break; spring vacation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression