meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to take off one's glasses
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
stirring; slight movement
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
until now; so far; up to the present
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
polite; respectful; reverent
that is to say; so that means
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to spend time (on doing something)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
chief; main; principal; important
place where one works; construction site; working area
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
considerably; greatly; a lot