to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
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)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
results; record; grades; marks
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank