insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to be complacent; to look self-satisfied
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
metre; meter; meter; gauge
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
handsome face; beautiful features
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
two by two; by twos; as a couple
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
lost article; something forgotten
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out