flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
optimization; optimisation
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
difference; variation; difference
maintenance; preservation; improvement
look!; there!; here!; that is
person who is ...; thing that is ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
unprecedented; never seen before
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)