as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
speaking voice; talking voice
to be able to manage somehow or another
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
it is not (like that) either
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
so; like this; in this way
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
one by one; one after another; successively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal