monster cat; cat with magical powers
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
eccentric; crank; oddball
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
matter of time; question of time
show; exhibition; spectacle
reading matter; reading material
wrong; different; not like that
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
front kick (esp. martial arts)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
hiding one's embarrassment
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
about; concerning; related to; -ish
explanation; interpretation
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
genius; prodigy; natural gift
attack; assault; attempt; try
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
sweet and sour; bittersweet
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
like this; in this way; as you see
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment