to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
regular matches in an official tournament
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be impressed; to greatly admire
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
genuine article; real thing; real deal
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(adding) fuel to the fire
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
no matter how much time passes
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity