softly; mildly; gently; politely
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
mental; psychological; physical
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; HR; heart rate
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance