interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
even if not; even without
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
making a show of one's faults
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to refuse; to decline; to deny
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
several minutes; a few minutes
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to be smeared; to be covered
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to base something on; to make something the basis
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event