sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts