elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
periodic; regular; routine
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
female friend; woman friend
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
question; inquiry; enquiry
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to be perturbed; to be agitated
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to pretend; to act (as if)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words