superficial; half-hearted; shallow
cooperation; collaboration
blood relationship; blood relative
that's a different matter; that's a different story
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
such; this sort of; like this
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
without omission; in full
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
please; somehow or other; one way or another
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
too much; excessively; too