expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
high heels; high-heeled shoes
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
how; in what way; by what means
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
upper end; top; tip; top edge
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to set (sun); to become dark
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district