to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to break the silence; to break one's silence
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to read the situation; to sense the mood
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
next; secondly; subsequently
other side; opposite side; other party
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to watch over; to watch attentively
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sense of values; values; value system
difference; discrepancy; variation
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to discuss; to talk together
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
belief; faith; conviction
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion