to approach; to draw near
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
first meeting; first interview with
such; this sort of; like this
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
long ago; already; a long time ago
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
last week; the week before
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
indicate reason; infers some protest
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
the more one looks (at it) the more...
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
consideration; taking into account
to do for (the sake of someone else)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
and yet; though; when; in spite of
trio; gang of three; threesome
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
pleasant feeling; good vibes