awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
intention; idea; inclination; wish
practice; practising; experience
proper; respectable; decent; honest
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
together with; same; both; all; including ...
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to talk (a person) down; to confute
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
drinking bout; merrymaking
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability