main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
sports ground; sports oval
to speak; to say; to vocalize
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
index; indices; indicator
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
and yet; despite (all) that
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
left breast; left side of the chest
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach