courtship behavior (animals)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
nuptial coloration (colouration)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
presence; sitting with; being with
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
(courteous) invitation; call
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
job (responsibility) of a section
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
horseplay; fooling around
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
trouble; bother; annoyance
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign