clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
Tabasco; jalapeno sauce; pepper sauce
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
how many years; how long; what year
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
convenient; handy; useful
item; something that one "just has to have"
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
specialized; specialised; boutique
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
dreadnought class (of warship)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to shake; to sway; to waver
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)