ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
emphasizing one's good qualities; presenting oneself in a favorable light; self-production (of an album, film, etc.)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
deep affection; dear; beloved
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
doing whatever one pleases
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to be smeared; to be covered
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to be expensive; to be costly
male instincts; male frivolity
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style