to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to pretend; to act (as if)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
equality; impartiality; evenness
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
one's (living) environment
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
in the meanwhile; during the time
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
affectation; showiness; pretence