thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
older sister; lass; young lady
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
patting; stroking; caressing
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being