to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to correct oneself; to restate
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
way; method; means; resource; course
don't worry about it; forget about it
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
what proportion; what percentage
the opposite sex; isomerism
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
it's not like; it isn't as if
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to say; to be called; to do
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché