doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
suffix for familiar person
together; at the same time; same; identical
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
occasional; infrequent; rare
first meeting; first interview with
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be kind to; to treat kindly
sense of values; values; value system
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
gender; distinction of sex; sex
difference; variation; difference
that's the way it is; such is life
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much