quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
irony of fate; twist of fate
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
every person; each one; everybody
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
having not the slightest idea
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
calming down; quieting down
surroundings; environs; circumference
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to add (to); to add on; to append
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld