no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
prickling; stinging; tingling
complexion; colour; color; blood red
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
looking on (somebody) as hostile
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
being left out; being ostracized
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
human relations; personal relationships
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
selfish; self-centred; egotistical