definite decision; final decision
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
silence (not speaking); muteness
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
sense of values; values; value system
essence; true nature; substance; reality
belief; faith; conviction
one end; an end; part; fragment
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
considerably; greatly; a lot
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hide; to keep to oneself
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
stark naked; completely naked; nude
va-va-vroom; va-voom; vrrrm; sound of animal shaking its fur to dry off after getting wet (esp. dogs)
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)