to fall flat; to fall face down
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
great difference; major mistake
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
immediately; at once; instantly
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to say; to be called; to do
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
vitality; (one's) life force
perennial youth; eternal youth
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character