to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
for one's true nature to come out
perfect; complete; flawless
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
way of speaking; intimation
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move forward; to move on
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
it is I who should say so
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
stepping back; drawing back
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
silence; stillness; quietness
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face