work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
very interesting; of great interest
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
impossible; unlikely; improbable
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till