to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
(someone else's) child; child; kid
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
full breasts; large breasts; ample breasts; breast augmentation
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
round; spherical; circular
both; both sides; both parties
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
health and physical education