halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
knowing; (an) acquaintance
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
of no interest; not interested
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
form; shape; figure; visage
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
(political) power; authority; influence
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
the way back; the way home; return trip
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
until now; so far; up to the present