to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
low table; table with very short legs
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)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
question; inquiry; enquiry
preface; introduction; preamble
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to become famous; to gain fame
very recently; in the very recent past
genius; prodigy; natural gift