overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to have a talk; to tell a story
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
distinctive; characteristic
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
height (of a person); stature
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
explosive; blasting powder
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
even more; still more; further