reading circle; reading group; book club
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
periodic; regular; routine
close; intimate; on good terms
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
outsider; someone outside of a group
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination