to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
notice; attention; observation
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
learned (scientific) journal
unkindness; unfriendliness
journal; magazine; periodical
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
ninth day of the month; nine days
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
writing (e.g. as a profession)