negotiations; discussions; connection
late at night; at a late hour
living; lifestyle; living room
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to relax; to feel at home
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
trouble; bother; annoyance
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
siblings; brothers and sisters
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
calculated; premeditated; considered
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
profitable plan; good plan
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
message; informative matter
looking depressed; long face
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose