disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
although; though; despite the fact that ...
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
to pause; to have a short intermission
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
just managing; with great difficulty
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
mockery; derision; ridicule
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
to summon courage; to be brave
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to fly around; to scatter
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
pieces; scraps; disconnected
embossing a pattern; repoussé; drum signaling the end of a performance; serve (e.g. in tennis); drive (in golf); printout