laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
is that so?; I see; right; oh
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
unimpressive; unimpressed
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
with these words; while saying
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
such ... as; or some such
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
particularly; only; in the case of
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
then; well; so; well then
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being