to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to be prolonged; to drag on
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
in turns; alternately; in order
phase change; state change; transformation
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to appease; to suppress; to calm
locker room; changing room; dressing room
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
compassionate; sympathetic
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
to feel oneself indebted to
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
millions; several million; a few million
unmeasurable; impossible to measure