so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to raise one's voice; to shout
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
with a broad grin; smirking
to forget to say; to forget to mention
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
notice; notification; report; posting
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes