embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
it hasn't been long since
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
very popular; highly favoured
exclusive; attached to; specialist
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
surrender (fall) of a castle
for dear life; barely escaping alive
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
number; number plate; license plate
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
to thrust down; to push off
world-class; (of) high global reputation
to rally; to make a comeback
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other