to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
inside one's heart; in one's mind
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
something like ...; something called ...
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity