expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
surely; certainly; without doubt
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to pick up; to find; to gather
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole