dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
period of time; time slot; time zone
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
speaking voice; talking voice
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
artificial breasts; fake breasts
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
trauma (usu. psychological)