person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
close; intimate; on good terms
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
second; number two; runner-up
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
best regards; please take care of; please do
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
established fact; fait accompli
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
stupid brat; son of a bitch
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
few decades; many decades; several decades
nowadays; now; at present
custom; habit; customary practice
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
bed and food; eating and sleeping
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself