to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
predation; eating prey; preying upon
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
permission; approval; authorization; license
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
and then; and so; and; so then
to move (house); to change residence
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
catcher; catcher (person or device)