to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
accurate; correct; precise; exact
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
now that you say that; now that you mention it
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
nod; inclination of the head
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)