outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
contract; compact; agreement
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
hard to get; hard to come by
close; intimate; on good terms
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare