technique; art; skill; move
difficult to ...; hard to ...
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
sense of values; values; value system
very; extremely; excessively
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
such; like that; that sort of; very
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
opinion; point of view; visual point
for example; for instance; e.g.
imagination; supposition; guess
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
unconditionally; as a rule
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
completely; entirely; totally
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling