romantic film; love movie
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to like; to love; to be fond of
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to telephone; to make a phone call
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
in accordance with; according to
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
surrounding at a distance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch