to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
eccentric; crank; oddball
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to hand over; to surrender
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
willpower; energy; vitality
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
correction; revision; amendment
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
one of these days; someday; one day
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
exactly as stated; verbatim
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to torment; to harass; to tease
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to