or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be lacking in options; to be too few
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
paints; painting material
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
construction at top speed
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
conference room; council room
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
quiet; still; surreptitious
scene; sight; scenario; setting
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
carnivore; carnivorous animal
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off