how long; how much; to what extent
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
considerably; greatly; a lot
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
taste; liking; preference
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
for example; for instance; e.g.
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
offender; criminal; culprit
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
special; particular; peculiar; unique
indicate reason; infers some protest
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
not necessarily so; is not always true
how; in what way; by what means
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging