contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
imagination; supposition; guess
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to accept (something) with thanks
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected