to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
genuine article; real thing; real deal
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
arrest; apprehension; capture
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
originally; by nature; from the start
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
without cause; without reason
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
episode; anecdote; vignette
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling