something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to attempt; to test; to try out
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
bombshell announcement (statement)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
unrequited love; illicit love; secret affections
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to apologize; to apologise
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
cannot be compared with; no match for
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
white horse; unrefined sake
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
mental; spiritual; emotional
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt