unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
advance; moving forward; progress
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be helpful; to be useful
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone