satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to make a speech; to address
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unexpected meeting; coincidence
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to entrust; to leave to a person
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to breathe out; to exhale
walking heavily; lumbering
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
store interior; inside of a shop
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
no-good man; (male) loser
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation