to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
violent explosion; bursting
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
meaning; significance; sense
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
vanity case; cosmetics case
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
great love; passionate affair
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel