to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to like; to love; to be fond of
(not) even once; (not) ever
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
observation; survey; watching
such; like that; that sort of; very
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
way one walks; one's walk
one example of (when there are more examples)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to look upwards; to look up
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful