wherein; therein; thereinto
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to watch intently; to stare
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
body and soul; mind and body
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
wrong answer; answering wrongly; giving a wrong answer
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
cooking; food preparation
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
present (brought by a visitor); gift
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax