itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
considerably; greatly; a lot
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
stirring; slight movement
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
very shy person; bashful person
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
sunscreen; sunblock; sun cream; suntan lotion
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
seduction; deception; seducer; deceiver