monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
cooperation; collaboration
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to throw at; to turn; to raise
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to smile (at); to grin (at)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
such; this sort of; like this
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
disinheritance; disowning
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
blood relationship; blood relative
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
almost; roughly; approximately
any more; any further; any better; any longer
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively