to become better; to improve
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
general; popular; common; typical
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
besides; in addition; also; moreover
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
remembrance; recollection; recognition
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
instant; moment; for an instant
to feel; to sense; to experience
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
being upright and cleanhanded
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
as (for); for; in the capacity of
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean