accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
splish-splash; with a splash
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
battle of wits; contest of wits
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
contest; comparison; competition
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
to spend a night together
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
the gods of heaven and earth
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
pre-ejaculate; pre-ejaculatory fluid; Cowper's fluid; pre-cum
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to watch intently; to stare
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
vaginal tightness; vaginal pressure
billowy; fluffy; cloudlike; tenderly; amiably; softly
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)