moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
just because; even if; even though
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
sincere; honest; faithful