to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
vocal sound; tone of voice
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
posing; modeling; modelling
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium