curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
after school (at the end of the day)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
kiss scene; kissing scene
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to say no more; to sink into silence
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
monetary; financial; pecuniary
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
proposal; offer; request; application
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
contraception; birth control
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
open; public; official; overt
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
using all one's strength; using all one's might