to talk; to chat; to chatter
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
to make an appearance; to show up
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
posture; position; pose; attitude
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
intimidation; threat; bluster
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
courteous; decorous; polite
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
malicious; deliberately mean
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
scholarship; scientific attainments
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
plastic plate; plastic sheet
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
feel (of a material); texture
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)