age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; age 64 (of a man); breaking of the hymen (during sex); defloration
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
intensive care unit; ICU; interface control unit
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
armor and helmet (armour)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
(instrumental) solo; recital
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable
control; management (e.g. of a business)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly