well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
flour; meal; powder; dust
sensual love; love affair
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
return of something; repayment
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
half a point (esp. in go)
gazing at (in wonderment)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding