meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to put one's hand on; to touch
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
moron; idiot; stupid person
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
penetration; permeation; transmission
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution