gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
point in question (at issue)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
slim; slender; slight; delicate
expression; presentation; representation; notation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
difficult to ...; hard to ...
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
writing; composition; essay; sentence