poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
riskiness; (level of) danger
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
referral fee; introduction fee
how much; how many; however