to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to get strong; to gain strength
holdup; stickup; holding up one's hands; hands up!; stick 'em up!
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
number two; mistress; concubine
surely (not); certainly (not)
convenience; user-friendliness
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
manservant; male attendant; valet
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors
homosexuality; homosexual love
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to squint (one eye); to narrow
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation