to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
air of seniority; patronizing attitude
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
two times; twice; two degrees
tendency; trend; inclination
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
pardon me for leaving (first)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like