performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
intermission (between acts); interlude
seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); pit; orchestra; parquet
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
inspection; examination; checking
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
never mind!; don't worry about it
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
some people; a few people; several people
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to examine someone's expression
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
in deep black; in jet black
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce