straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
difficult to ...; hard to ...
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
being all smiles with joy
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
and then; and so; and; so then
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
switching over to; migration; transition
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to express (in words); to confess
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
banquet or reception hall