sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
how long; how far; how much
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
no!; no no!; no, not at all
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
burner; nozzle; origin of a fire
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to be surprised; to be astonished
looking depressed; long face
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
being under military occupation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
being upright and cleanhanded
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
clearing one's throat; cough
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently