to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
maintaining the status quo
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
so; like this; in this way
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
large tree; big tree; huge tree
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
convenient; handy; useful
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof