one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
interval; break; pause; spare moment
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
sampling food; tasting; trying
to look after (often medically); to take care of
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
based on; built on; made from
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
trial product; prototype model
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering