to stop walking; to pause
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
guess; conjecture; surmise
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
price; cost; value; worth; value
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
furnishings; implements; equipment
Europe and America; the West
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
bringing; taking; carrying
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
in succession; one by one
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
such ... as; or some such
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
question; inquiry; enquiry
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to correct oneself; to restate
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out