big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
extreme masochist; very masochistic
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
indeed; really; truly; very much
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
such ... as; or some such
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
ability; performance; efficiency
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious