reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
please be careful; please take care
someone; a certain person
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
low table; table with very short legs
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
employee; employer; person hiring others
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to accept (something) with thanks
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
interests and preferences
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with