just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
will not do; do not; does not
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
spouting (of a whale); blowing (water and air); Mactra veneriformis (species of trough shell); female ejaculation; squirting
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to face; to confront; to be opposite to