to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
pair; two kinds; two ways
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
different opinion; objection
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
loyal retainer; loyal subject
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
stirring; rousing oneself
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to become an expert; to be master at
six; sixth (interval, chord)
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
rare; uncommon; not often seen
depression; low spirits; dejection
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
to refer to; to use as reference
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork