arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hard to get; hard to come by
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
one's house; one's home; one's family
front; frontage; facade; main
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
(set of) facial features; looks
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
decorum; propriety; politeness
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to bear a child; to give birth (to)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
how many people; a number of people
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for