something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
birth date; date of birth; DOB
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to hand over; to surrender
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
actor; actress; player; performer
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
after that; afterwards; thereafter
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
journal; magazine; periodical
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)