with a broad grin; smirking
man who is popular with women
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
welcome; (warm) reception
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
par; equivalence; face value; parity
training (animals); breaking (animals)
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
number of times; frequency; count
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis