boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
most part; greater part; majority
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
because of; owing to; due to
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to boil strongly; to be excited
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to pay attention; to be watchful
naivete; simplicity; innocence
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
simply; merely; only; solely
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
chair; stool; post; office; position
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
rolled Japanese-style omelette
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why