bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
to encamp; to take up positions
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
each and all; every single one; everybody
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
attractive face and figure
popular person; favorite; favourite
educational institution; school; academy; campus
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to watch over; to watch attentively
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected