to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
being left out; being ostracized
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
ID card; identification card
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
unexpectedly; surprisingly
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
4th day of the month; four days
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
again and again; repeatedly
swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
connection; link; relationship