aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
local news section; the city desk
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to put on airs; to assume importance
before the end of this year
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
not caring; not giving a damn
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
circuitous; roundabout; indirect