puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
opposite side; opposition
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
w-sitting; duck sit; sitting position with both knees bent outward and buttocks flat on the floor
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
close; intimate; on good terms
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
personal affair; one's own affair
student (esp. a university student)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
genuine; authentic; true; real
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other