disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
to be damaged; to receive damage
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
does not; can not; will not
urbanization; urbanisation
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
according to plan; as planned; on target
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to make one's heart flutter
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
brass button; golden button; boy's school uniform; male student
children's story; fairy tale
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
one's natural voice; one's normal speaking voice; chest voice; modal voice
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
violent emotion; passion; fury
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
resentment; indignation; anger
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection