to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
something like ...; something called ...
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
trio; gang of three; threesome
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to relax; to feel at home
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
will not do; do not; does not
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
and then; and so; and; so then
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
pleased to make your acquaintance
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
greater than ...; bigger ...
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
as you see; as you can see
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored