this place; where one comes from; here
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
number one; first; best; most; game; round
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
rival team; opposing team
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
cooking; food preparation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
cookware; cooking utensil
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to apologize; to apologise