feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
light (e.g. colour, color)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
entrance; admission; entering
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
very young; little; childish; immature
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
of no interest; not interested
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to be discouraged; to shrink from
just because; even if; even though
theatre-going; theater-going
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
together; at the same time; same; identical
to have meaning; to be meaningful
hereabouts; around there; that area
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity