cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to rule; to govern; to administer
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to state; to express; to mention
candidate (for an election)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to go out and away; to leave
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
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)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to push aside; to brush aside
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
no loss or gain; coming out even