affectation; showiness; pretence
odds and ends; all; every
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
devotion; attachment; infatuation
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to know (a person); to think
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to send or direct a person to
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
genuine; authentic; true; real
though; even if; whether ... or ...
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to watch steadily; to stare
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
through a (computer, etc.) screen
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way