poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
impossible to do (although wants to)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
right in the middle (of); midst; height
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
being settled; coming to a conclusion
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
in the future; another day; later
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to breathe while sleeping