glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
gem; jewel; precious stone
nature; property; disposition
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
abuse; misuse; perversion
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
calamity; disaster; misfortune
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
breakthrough; great discovery
appearance; figure; shape; form
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
production; output; turning out
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
in succession; one after another
to put into the mouth; to eat
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
explosion; rupture; break off
in this manner; in this way; like this
overdose; excessive consumption
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)