showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
party; set; gang; company; person
manly; masculine; like a man
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
what happens twice will happen thrice
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
until now; so far; up to the present
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of