to get information out of a person; to begin listening
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
care; precaution; guarding; caution
with these words; while saying
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
again; once more; a second time
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
no, not like that (but like this)
in one's own way or style
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
the right person in the right place
economical; efficient; lean; compact
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
well-bred; of good upbringing
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
colored thread; coloured thread
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
drop of water; polka dots