period of youth; while young
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
technique; art; skill; move
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to overdo; to do too much
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
regret; repentance; remorse
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
sense of values; values; value system
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)