provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
castella (type of sponge cake)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
how many years; how long; what year
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
special training; intensive training; crash course
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
amicable settlement; settling the case leaving no parties dissatisfied