administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
measure; measuring tape; measuring
top bust measurement; full-bust measurement; overbust measurement
under bust (measurement, corset, etc.)
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
sex life; sexual activities
to keep secret; to conceal
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
manometer; pressure gauge
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
not necessarily so; is not always true
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
no match for; unbearable; unable; can't do
difference; discrepancy; variation
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
touché; you've got me there
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk