straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
process; course; mechanism
in the end; after all is said and done
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
torture device; instrument of torture
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination