gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
journal; magazine; periodical
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
malicious; deliberately mean
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
outbreak of war; starting a war
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
flare skirt; flared skirt
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful