tomfoolery; monkey business
unveiling; debut; introduction
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
somehow; for some reason or other
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to mix; to stir; to blend
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
specialization; specialisation
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
successively; one after another
marine life; marine organism
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to happen to meet; to come across
command; lead; generalship; leadership
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
dukedom; duchy; principality
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
magic flute; The Magic Flute (by Mozart)
thousands; several thousand
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last