performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to draw (original illustrations, artwork, etc.); to draw specially (for)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
(crime of) public indecency
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
baby face; childlike face; babyface; face; good guy
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion