unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
living by oneself; living alone
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
father; dad; husband; you; he
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
had better ...; had better not ...
present (brought by a visitor); gift
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
how long; how far; how much
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
one large ...; a great ...
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
without cause; without reason
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
something like ...; something called ...
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
almost every day; almost daily
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being