explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
reality; actuality; hard fact
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
posterity; future generations; future life
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
hot topic; talk of the town
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to hide; to conceal oneself
to become better; to improve
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to take (be in) charge of
exclusive; attached to; specialist
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust