reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
the scruff or nape of the neck
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
three; three years of age
moaning; muttering; complaining
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
powerful family; powerful clan
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
joint together; opposite; facing
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
source of worry; source of distress
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
walking heavily; lumbering
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway