sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
person concerned; interested party; related party
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
surrounding at a distance
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
looking or acting as if one owned the place
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
imposing stance; daunting pose
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to take back; to recapture
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
casting; cast-metal object
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
minuteness; one millionth
plump; chubby; voluptuous
body; body blow (in boxing)