pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
individual; private person; personal; private
importance; emphasis; stress
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
local color; local colour
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
close to the wall; alongside the wall
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
trap door; removable floor boards
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to talk to oneself; to mutter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)