materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pluck; to pick; to tear
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to be expensive; to be costly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
frying or baking something thin (e.g. thin omelette)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to take a breath; to take a short rest
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to become keen on; to get passionate about
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
storehouse; warehouse; godown
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
open; public; official; overt