pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
Compulsive Buying Disorder; CBD; shopaholicism
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
last days; the end; one's fate
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
washing machine; (clothes) washer
clothes; clothing; garments
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
superiority; predominance
equality; impartiality; evenness
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
extreme masochist; very masochistic
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower