personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
decision; settlement; definition
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
arrest rate; clear-up rate; crime-arrest ratio
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
with all one's strength; with all one's might
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
innocent girl; naive girl; virgin
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to flare up; to fly into a rage
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)