manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
servant; manservant; menial
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
dignity; majesty; sanctity
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
sincere; earnest; serious
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
voice quality; type of voice
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so