hair iron; curling tongs; straightening iron
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
when it becomes; when it comes to
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
concession; conciliation; compromise
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
patterns of thinking; train of thought
considerably; greatly; a lot
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
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
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to come to a mutual understanding; to cancel mutually (contract, etc.)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to do for (the sake of someone else)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
inside; interior; inner part
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)