adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
air of luxury; high class feel
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to relax; to feel at home
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
right to know; right to access information
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
personal; individual; private
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
literally; to the letter; literal
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
now that; since; so long as; because
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
coherence; order; focus; point
question; inquiry; enquiry
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation