appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
here and there; in places
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
observation; survey; watching
moderately; in moderation
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
choosing between two things; two choices
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
and; thereupon; because of that
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to be needed; to be wanted