to read the situation; to sense the mood
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
conservation of electricity; brownout
quotation; citation; reference
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
living thing; living creature; animal; life
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
all you want; as much as one wants
this world; this life; world of the living
aloneness; loneliness; solitude