to be absorbed in reading
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
in-house model; company model; model under an exclusive contract; model who works exclusively for a single fashion magazine
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
being concerned about or mindful of
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
directly opposite; right in front
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation); starter culture; seed fungus
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
drawing; painting; picture
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness