to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
by your leave; with your permission
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
changing one's clothes; change of clothes
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
cache; place to hide something
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
male instincts; male frivolity
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
estimate (of costs); budget
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
comfort; consolation; diversion
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
migration; move; emigration; immigration