witnessing; observing; sighting
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
failure story; horror story
disclosure; exposure; revelation
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be silent; to say nothing
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
accept one who comes to you
do not chase the one who leaves
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
society; the world; the times
woman; lady; adult female
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to approach; to draw near
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
attendance; presence; appearance
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking