great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to burst (open); to break; to split
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
lightly; easily; carelessly
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
manners; behavior; behaviour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
episode; anecdote; vignette
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
composite; combined; complex
main cause; primary factor
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to