pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
that's true; of course; obviously
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to apologize; to apologise
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
hedge; fence; border; limit
in unison; as one; united
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
as (for); for; in the capacity of
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
personal feelings; self-interest
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
previously presented; already shown; previously posed (exam question); aforementioned
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)