sexual arousal; sexual excitation
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
broad-minded; (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to use up all one's strength; to die
to fight to the bitter end
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to raise one's voice; to shout
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
to become better; to improve