to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
largest class; top category
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
welcome; (warm) reception
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
drop of water; polka dots
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)