private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to look away; to turn away
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
welcome; (warm) reception
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
accurate; correct; precise; exact
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
silence; stillness; quietness
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
kick the can (children's game)