taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
beyond that point; after that
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
medical treatment; medical care
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
even though it is not; despite not
mangy cur; low animal; beast
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
question; inquiry; enquiry
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
stirring; rousing oneself
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
handcuffs; hand shackles; restrictions; restraints
24 hours; twenty-four hours
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to behave well (of a child)