obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
expression; presentation; representation; notation
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
how can (one) do something
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
manner of using one's hands
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means