illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
literally; to the letter; literal
this world; this life; world of the living
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
convenient; handy; useful
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
sour look; surly face; pout
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to throw at; to turn; to raise
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
measurement round the hips
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
belief; faith; conviction
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)