to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to slap; to strike; to spank
even if; even though; however; no matter how
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
serious; not joking; straight
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
go that far; to that extent
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time