verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
grotesque; disgusting; gross
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
along the way; along the road
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
squeaking; creaking; tightly (cram); closely (pack); barely (managing); just (getting by)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
not worth considering; out of the question
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate