to examine someone's expression
both; both sides; both parties
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to begin; to set about; to start
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to become possible; to become able to (do)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
long ago; a long time ago; already
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely