to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
air of luxury; high class feel
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
feel (of a material); texture
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to dye; to colour; to color
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
very much; exceedingly; extremely
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to summon courage; to be brave
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
headquarters; head office; main office
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
right beside; close to; nearby