(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
question; inquiry; enquiry
homosexuality; homosexual love
heterosexuality; heterosexual love
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
classification; categorization; sorting
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
such ... as; or some such
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
vitality; energy; dynamism
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
very interesting; of great interest
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
the opposite sex; isomerism
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
topic of discussion; agenda
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to rush over; to run up to
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to get angry; to lose one's temper
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
junior high school student; middle school pupil