(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
apparently; appears to be
white background; blank; female virgin
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
(set of) facial features; looks
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
looking great with makeup
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt; click; sound of a camera shutter
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
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.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)