Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
trivial; not amounting to much
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
forgetting; lapse of memory
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
progress; advance; improvement; development
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
troublesome; annoying; complicated
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
hard (life); tough (world)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support