to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
tone (of voice); manner of talking
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
tendency; trend; inclination
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
immediately; right away; on the spot
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
(social) position; status
forcibly; against one's will
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation