to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
large biceps; well-developed biceps
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
heap; pile; stack; full measure
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
individual; one by one; separate; each
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
the whole day; all the day
to eat too much; to overeat
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
reason; cause; circumstances
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
ardent; passionate; vehement
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
conservative without party affiliation
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
street stall; stand; booth