first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
family; members of a family
amiable; affable; likable
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to look away; to turn away
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
left side; left-hand side
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
courteous; decorous; polite
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to mistake (A for B); to misread
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to let slip; to slide; to glide
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body