subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
long ago; already; a long time ago
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
noisy; confused; uproarious
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
first-rate; finest quality; the best
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
production (e.g. play); direction
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something