noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
don't worry about it; forget about it
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to let out a cry; to break forth
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
deep affection; dear; beloved
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
personality; style; appearance
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love