to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
having said that; be that as it may
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
I couldn't care less; not caring less
to step back; to walk backwards
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
to melt together; to blend together
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
outline; summary; gist; basic points
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
to make public; to bring to light
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
unidentifiable; unidentified
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
different thing; another question; different case
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage
full-length portrait or statue
one or two; a few; small number
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)