as if nothing had happened
to press a question; to cross-examine
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
copier paper; photocopying paper
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to push (something) against
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to be transparent; to show through
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
be (that) as it may; having said that