returning tit for tat; retaliating
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early (days); initial stage; initial
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
level; standard; water level
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to look around; to look towards (us)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
article; thing; object; property; real estate
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
slowly and quietly; smoothly
sleeping pill; sleep medication
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
hair on the back of one's head
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
threshold; breaking point
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
interview (with a doctor); history taking
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting