to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
caller; visitor; company; guest
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
story; tale; talk; discussion
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
sleeping comfort or snugness
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
first meeting; first interview with
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
burning (something) away; burning (something) down
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
proposal; proposition; suggestion
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)