supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
how; in what way; in what manner
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
the same ratio or percentage
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
complicity (in a crime); collusion
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
back street; back alley; off-street