to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
moment; brief space of time
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
animal desires; carnal desires; lust
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
prophylactic (drug); preventive medicine
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
sign; mark; marker; marker
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
trailer (vehicle); semi-trailer truck; trailer (for a film, video game, etc.)
cargo hold (of an aircraft, ship, etc.); cargo bay
classified document; confidential document; top secret document; sensitive documents
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
observer; watchman; lifeguard
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
incineration; destruction by fire
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order