decoration; ornament; trimmings
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to be thrilled; to be excited
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
wages; pay; rental payment
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to palm off; to force a sale
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)