quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
inventory; stock; goods; list
binoculars; field glasses
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
intuition; instinct; hunch
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to stir up; to instigate (someone to do something); to agitate; to foment
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
successively; one after another
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness