slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
oaf; blockhead; stupid person; dunce; insensitive person
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver
victim; injured party; sufferer
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
elegant; graceful; refined
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment