to be intimate with; to befriend
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
not yet known; unknown; strange
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
matter to be checked or investigated
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
something or other; anything
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to sit for an examination
to accept; to receive; to agree
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness