vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
recognition; acquaintance
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
difficult to approach; inaccessible
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
cooking; food preparation
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely
not yet known; unknown; strange
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
nice; likeable; desirable
nowadays; in this day and age
trivial; not amounting to much
to press a question; to cross-examine
common people; ordinary people; masses