not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to be frank; to drop all pretense
sex shop; adult shop; porn shop
human relations; personal relationships
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
being somewhat excited (agitated)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
reduction by half; halving
stickily; gooily; syrupily