clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
private; exclusive; secret
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
bad behavior; misbehavior
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
separate case; another matter
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
enterprise; business; company; corporation
office building; office complex
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
please sit down; please have a seat
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
training; drill; practice; discipline