to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
tying down; fastening; binding; jimi system; ancient Chinese self-rule administrative system
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
because of; owing to; due to
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
author; writer; novelist; artist
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
telecommunications; correspondence
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on