brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
myself; yourself; I; me; you
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if it is the case that ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
had better ...; had better not ...
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken