unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
fast-talking; rapid talking
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
indicate reason; infers some protest
literally; to the letter; literal
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
at once; immediately; right now
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
behind; in the rear; in back
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
romantic film; love movie
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on