inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
unrequited love; one-sided love
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to begin to walk; to set out
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
re-examination; reinspection; retest
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about