interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
much less; to say nothing of
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
nod; inclination of the head
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
way (of doing); manner; method; means
way; method; means; resource; course
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud