as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
home environment; family environment
winner; victor; conqueror
difficult to approach; inaccessible
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
manly; masculine; like a man
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
(large) house; residence; mansion
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
this place; where one comes from; here
parcel kept refrigerated during delivery; cool delivery
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
contrived; false-sounding
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
air of luxury; high class feel
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
living by oneself; living alone
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited