(barbed) wire entanglements
episode; anecdote; vignette
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
something like ...; something called ...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
many; numerous; various; large number of
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
for example; for instance; e.g.
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
narrow; thin (sized); slender
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
feel (of a material); texture
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
in that manner; like that
thought; consideration; thinking
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes