to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
genuine article; real thing; real deal
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to throw open; to leave open
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
transactions; dealings; business
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
both; both sides; both parties
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
had better ...; had better not ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)