tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to collect; to assemble; to gather
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to threaten; to intimidate
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
suited figure; person in a suit
man; male; masculine gender
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
English conversation; school for English conversation
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing