to shake one's head (in denial)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to concern; to be related
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
personal; individual; private
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
near oneself; close to one; familiar
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan