polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
in comparison to; rather than
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
good-looking; fair; beautiful
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
all eyes; public attention
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
coexistence; living together
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
that; the matter in question
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
it's no joke; gimme a break!
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
offender; criminal; culprit
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter