unnatural; affected; studied; forced
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
end; close; conclusion; termination
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
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)
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
flustered; confused; panicked
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
complicated and mysterious
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness