masculine gender; masculine form
sparkling; glistening; glittering; fluttering; flickering
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
thought control; thought censorship
slapping hands in front of the opponent's face to confuse him
time slot (on TV, radio, etc.)
gratuitous scene inserted in a narrative (in anime, etc.); scene designed purely to excite or titillate the viewer
new single (by a recording artist); person of marriageable age who remains single (e.g. to focus on their career)
surgical castration; castration surgery; neutering; orchiectomy; orchidectomy
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
short short (story); flash fiction
to lick something up; to lap something up
(listed in) no particular order; arbitrary order; random order
duellist; duelist; dueller; dueler
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
Libra (constellation); the Scales
young (e.g. young children); of few years
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
no-good man; (male) loser
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
comic strip with dramatic story
exchangeable; convertible; transferable; replaceable