hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
very low in sugar content
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
best regards; please take care of; please do
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
being bad at communication; being unsociable
rather; better; instead; if anything
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to boil strongly; to be excited
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
almost every day; almost daily
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
racing form; racing (news)paper
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to dye; to colour; to color
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread