to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
secret; private; surreptitious
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
feeling keenly; fully realizing
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
it is I who should say so
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side