tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
much-discussed work (book, film, etc.)
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to be discouraged; to shrink from
adjust (by supplementing)
televising; broadcasting; airing
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to mind; to care; to worry
big breasts; big boobs; boing-boing
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
masturbation; onanism; self-consolation
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
vital point; pressure point; area of the human body which causes a supernatural effect when struck
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
wax figure; wax doll; wax model; waxwork
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon