fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
even though; despite; when
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
don't worry about it; forget about it
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
in accordance with; according to
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to be worried; to be troubled
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress