surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
tomfoolery; monkey business
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to understand; to make out
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
way (of doing); manner; method; means
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to think of; to come up with
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision