to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
serious look (on one's face); straight face
stepping back; drawing back
to spit out; to eject; to dump
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to shake; to waver; to tremble
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to discuss; to talk together
cooperation; collaboration
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
attack; assault; attempt; try