thought; consideration; thinking
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
tingling; stinging; pungently
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
only; merely; but; no more than
answering machine; answerphone
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
and; thereupon; because of that
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
conviction; belief; confidence
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
tone (of voice); manner of talking
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
jokingly; in the form of a joke
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
several years; a few years
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop