naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
real thing; original; actual
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
no matter how much time passes
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
how; in what way; I wonder
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; (lit.) intracranial flower garden
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
good humour (humor); good mood
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination