several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to take advantage of an opportunity
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to say; to tell; to state; to do
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
men and women of all ages
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
place; room; margin; scope
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
day by day; every day; by the day
explosion; rupture; break off
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
simultaneous; all at once