contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
powerless; helpless; incompetent
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to creep about; to crawl around
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
gossip; corner of the mouth
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
hostility; animosity; enmity
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
semi-transparent; translucent
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose