lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to make advances (to); to woo; to work on someone
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
adult; adult; pornographic; explicit
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
promising without due consideration
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to fan; to incite; to instigate
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
don't worry about it; forget about it
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
decoration; ornament; trimmings
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)