to become distant; to recede
short pause; short interval
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
supplementary examination
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
busy; having no (free) time
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
synchronization; synchronized swimming
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere