intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
losing one's virginity; first-time sex
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
impact of publicity or propaganda
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
refinement; elegance; grace
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
air conditioning; air cooling
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
quick work; (clever) feat
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
oilily; slimily; slipperily
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to run around; to bustle about
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around