to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
to move (house); to change residence
leaving everything up to someone else
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to blow off; to be blown off
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to correct oneself; to restate
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to look away; to avert one's eyes
of no interest; not interested
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
whispering into a person's ear
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
how long; how far; how much
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)