aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
entreaty; supplication; petition
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to shave off; to scrape off
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
and; thereupon; because of that
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
if so; in that case; in that situation
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
two (long cylindrical things)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
the more one looks (at it) the more...
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
the person in question; the person themselves; said person