to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
affectation; showiness; pretence
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
sentiment; sentimentality
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
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
go that far; to that extent
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
one's original family name; maiden name
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats