mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to apologize; to apologise
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
sudden change; complete change
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to switch off; to turn off
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
long; drawn-out; very long
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
scene; spectacle; sight; view
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
utmost limits; extremity; limit
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address