real talk; serious conversation
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(mouse) click; click (sound)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
every evening; night after night
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
alternate account (on social media, etc.); separate account; alt account; alt
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
that's a different matter; that's a different story
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
wetting; love affair; lover
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
special; particular; peculiar; unique
good news; happy news; glad tidings
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
a little; a bit; slightly
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
build; physique; frame; constitution
man; male; masculine gender
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy