outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to bungle; to make things awkward
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
(turned out) all right in the end
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
economic condition; economic circumstances; financial situation
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
woman purported to bring bad luck to the man she is near or has sex with
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to do together; to share; to participate in
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)