direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
beautiful legs; great legs
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
taste; liking; preference
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. of a plan); to strike one's fancy; to tickle one's funny bone
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down); to strum (a stringed instrument); to pluck
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
is that so?; I see; right; oh
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly; to massage (esp. in sexual contexts)
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
preface; introduction; preamble
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver