eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
inscrutable; incomprehensible
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to do over; to remake; to resume
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to begin talking; to open up
not understanding; not knowing
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
priority; order of precedence
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
now that you say that; now that you mention it
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
verbalizing; putting into words
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client