judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
sexy; popular; well-liked
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)