to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to stiffen; to become stiff
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(police) detective; criminal matter
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
offender; criminal; culprit
that; the matter in question
forcibly; against one's will
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
jumping to a wrong conclusion
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
hard to get; hard to come by
that is to say; so that means
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
how long; how much; to what extent
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify