to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
radiant smile; contented smile
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to throw at; to turn; to raise
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
Lolita fashion; fashion style characterized by frilly dresses, knee socks and bonnets
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
language center (brain); language centre
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(in the same way) as before; as always
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality