to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to eagerly look forward to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
entertainment; amusement; fun
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
I see; that's right; indeed
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
genuine article; real thing; real deal
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
feminine; womanly; female
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
coarse (texture or grain)
fishnet stockings (tights)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
double-leaved printing (traditional East Asian books); sealed-page printing; magazine (esp. pornographic) with long side or all three sides sealed to prevent browsing; dual page
your magazine; your journal; your paper; your honored paper; your honoured paper; your columns
both; both sides; both parties
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
waist bag; belt bag; fanny pack; bum bag