brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
otherwise; or else; if not
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to be the ruin of (a person)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
if it is the case that ...
not caring; not giving a damn
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
such ... as; or some such
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
inside one's heart; in one's mind
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be at a loss for words
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
quick work; (clever) feat
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch