to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
one (thing); one piece; one item
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
female friend; woman friend
boy; son; baby boy; young man
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
now that you say that; now that you mention it
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
nonchalantly; without a care
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
tonfa; traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
such; like that; in that way
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
inattention; absent-mindedness