brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
CPU; central processing unit
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
wrong; different; not like that
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
frequency (of occurrence)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
accurate; correct; precise; exact
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that