bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
endurance; perseverance; patience
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
job hunting; job searching
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
endurance; perseverance; patience
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to slap; to strike; to spank
deep affection; dear; beloved
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
trifling; trivial; slight
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
descendant; progeny; offspring
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
greeting; a fine thing to say
whispered conversation; whispering