getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
build; physique; frame; constitution
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
man; male; masculine gender
to step forward; to volunteer
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively