songwriting (words and music)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
jumping to a wrong conclusion
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
intuition; instinct; hunch
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
existence; possession; having; limited company
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
if you think about it; come to think of it
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
every person; every mouth; every entrance
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
half and half; fifty-fifty
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
later on; eventually; afterwards
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence