marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
Venus de Milo (classical Greek sculpture of Aphrodite)
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
Venus (goddess); Venus (planet)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be fully erect; to have a vigorous erection
trembling from fear; trembling all over
Jizō (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
firm; strong; solid; stable
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
in case of; at that time; at this time
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with