posing; modeling; modelling
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
person of doubtful origin
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
mask; disguise; guise; mask
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
Sentai-like show (sub-genre of tokusatsu featuring teams of superheroes, e.g. Power Rangers)
yellow; yellow card; Asian; Oriental
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
healthy; sound; wholesome
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
being too late; losing one's final chance
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
last ray of hope; only hope
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback