getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
at once; immediately; right now
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
illegal channel; back channel; black market
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
infancy; childhood; tender age
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to follow; to conform; to apply to
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
one example of (when there are more examples)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
private tutor; coach; governess
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain