provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
surely; certainly; without doubt
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
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
shyness; bashfulness; shame
touché; you've got me there
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
letter; missive; note; mail
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
tricolour (esp. French flag); tricolor; blue, white and red pattern
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
several sheets (flat objects)
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
mailbox; mail box; email box
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
flaring up; bursting into flames
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
correction; revision; amendment
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
failing mark (e.g. in exam)