to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
moderate; proper; just right
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
boring; dull; uninteresting
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
participation; joining; entry
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
outward appearance; looks
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
stealthily; secretly; in secret
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
extinction; annihilation; destruction
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
for dear life; barely escaping alive
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
sharply; harshly; stingingly
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly