selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
photography; taking photographs
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
both; both sides; both parties
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
touché; you've got me there
immediately carrying out (a plan)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission