(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
successively; one after another
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to hide; to keep to oneself
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
to detain; to take into custody
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring