clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
endurance; perseverance; patience
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
for a change; for variety's sake
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to pull out a fish; to lure
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to badger; to pester; to beg
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance