beginning; outset; first; onset
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to complain; to make a complaint
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
boaster; braggart; bossy person; overbearing person
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to walk away; to saunter off
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address