to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
right in the midst of; right at the height of
naked person (esp. child)
of tender years; very young
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
hard to get; hard to come by
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to fall flat; to fall face down
armored corps; armoured corps
good humour (humor); good mood
being on duty; person on duty
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
free ride (e.g. on train)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
bluff; false show of power; bold front
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
variation; rogue (something)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly