to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to lie down; to throw oneself down
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
expressing one's mind; speaking out
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
reason; cause; circumstances
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
men and women of all ages
public power; governmental authority
action of making something; -ification
influence; clout; leverage