to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
nape (of the neck); nucha
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
remaining; left-over; excess
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to dry up completely; to become stale
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
riskiness; (level of) danger
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
body; physique; build; stature
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point