for use by adults; for adults
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
to sink (into); to get depressed
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
moderate; proper; just right
medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
computed tomography; computerized tomography; CT
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
like that; that way; thus
many; numerous; various; large number of
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
standing on one leg; single leg stance
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
sea of blood; pool of blood
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
events of the day; current affairs