to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
like water; like it grows on trees
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
surprise; something unexpected
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
court (of law); courtroom
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to say; to be pleased to say
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
businesslike; professional
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
data collection; data acquisition
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
installation (esp. software)
capacity; volume; capacitance
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
relation; relative; kind; cordial