to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
suffix for familiar person
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
sensual love; love affair
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)