intimidating air; sense of intimidation
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
discipline; training; teaching manners
(another's) daughter; young lady
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
odds and ends; all; every
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
though; even if; whether ... or ...
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to unfold; to unroll; to open
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort