knowing only too well; being fully aware of
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to have the privilege of doing
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
fluent (in a language); flowing
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
of all things (days, etc.)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
(courteous) invitation; call
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
good contrast; marked contrast
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish