quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
equality; impartiality; evenness
missed spot (in shaving); unshaven hairs
spouse; wife; husband; partner
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
end of a match; end of a game
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to communicate with each other; to understand each other; to be mutually understood; to be connected
to become decrepit and ugly with age
blighted love; disappointed love
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
experience; history; record; career
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
unique; peculiar; singular
extreme masochist; very masochistic
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
under construction; in preparation
middle and high-school students
falling in love; attachment
job application form; employee satisfaction
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
school rules; school regulations
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
tacit; unspoken; implicit
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age