to form a pair (pairs); to partner
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
that's the way it is; such is life
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to yell; to rant; to rave
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
script; libretto; scenario
to read (a book, etc.) over again
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
had better ...; had better not ...
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends