lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
long ago; already; a long time ago
torture to death; torment to death
probe each other; sound each other out
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sign of remorse; indication of regret
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
study; research; investigation
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
strength; power; proficiency; ability
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
reopening; resumption; restarting
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
having said that; on the other hand
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
integrity; moral courage; rigidity
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up