to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
follower; attendant; valet; servant
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
worry; mental agony; heartache
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
whispering into a person's ear
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
blood relationship; blood relative
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to breathe while sleeping