adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
strict order; peremptory command
full dress; formal dress; uniform
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
more than usual; especially; particularly
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
leaving everything up to someone else
what do I care; oh well; what will be, will be
boastful; bragging; conceited
(for the) first time in one's life
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
human intellect; knowledge
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
display window; shop window; store window