to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to squeeze out; to wring out
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
rather; sooner; preferably
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion