salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
supporting role (actor); minor role
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
end; close; conclusion; termination
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
when; how soon; how long until
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to become completely chilled
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
nod; inclination of the head
to be silent; to say nothing
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
does not; do not; will not do
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)