close quarters combat; CQC
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
Marshall (islands); Marchal; Marshal
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
originally; by nature; from the start