data collection; data acquisition
looking or acting as if one owned the place
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to add (to); to add on; to append
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
guess; speculation; supposition
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
why; how; for what reason
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
in that way; like that; that way
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
smoothly; easily; readily
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
free time; time at leisure
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
right in the middle (of); midst; height
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
limbs; arms and legs; body
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation