seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
of no interest; not interested
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
when; how soon; how long until
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
feeling; sense; impression
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation