supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to read the situation; to sense the mood
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
wedding ring; wedding band
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
double-edged; double-edged blade
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to give the stamp of approval
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
leading; guiding; commanding
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species