palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
proper; right; reasonable
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
gun crime; gun-related crime
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
perception; sensing; noticing
urban areas; the streets; town; city
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to lie down; to throw oneself down
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
height (of body); stature
finger; hands and fingers; hands
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to sniff out; to get wind of
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
light; right; right field; right fielder
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence