index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
Spam (canned luncheon meat); spam (unsolicited email messages)
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
permanence; forever unchanging
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
measure; measuring tape; measuring
top bust measurement; full-bust measurement; overbust measurement
under bust (measurement, corset, etc.)
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
sex life; sexual activities
to keep secret; to conceal