to make an appeal; to urge
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
incident; affair; happening; event
to be surprised; to be astonished
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
again; once more; a second time
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way