to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
beautification; glorification
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
inside one's heart; in one's mind
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
the opposite sex; isomerism
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
feminine; womanly; female
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
businesslike; professional
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to become attached; to begin to love
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
reform; reformation; reorganization
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager