present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
motive power; driving force
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
simply; merely; only; solely
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
long coat; full-length coat
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
breast meat (e.g. of chicken); big boobs; huge tits
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly; to massage (esp. in sexual contexts)
many; numerous; various; large number of
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
question; inquiry; enquiry
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to stop talking; to break off; to pause