invitation; introduction; temptation
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
hiding one's embarrassment
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
room allocation; assignment of rooms
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
it is not (like that) either
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)