recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
boy; son; baby boy; young man
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to recall; to remember; to recollect
long; drawn-out; very long
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
witnessing; observing; sighting
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
in comparison to; rather than
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up