diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
hyperactivity (of a child)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
episode; anecdote; vignette
official announcement; proclamation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
short distance; short range; short-haul
running as fast as one can
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
base; stronghold; main fort; home base; home plate
that day; the very same day
since then; from that time; ever since
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along