irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to have a talk; to tell a story
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
word; term; language; speech
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
by myself; in person; by oneself
confidence; trust; faith; credit
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
after that; afterwards; thereafter