or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
close; intimate; on good terms
male homosexuality; pederasty
group; bunch; crowd; group
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
flick (hockey, fencing, touch-screen, etc.)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
homecoming; return to one's home
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
mass communication; mass media
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities