to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
extremely; terrifically; super
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
near; close by; within reach; familiar
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to show signs of; to appear