pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
first meeting; first interview with
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to apologize; to apologise
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
provisional; temporary; tentative
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
greeting; a fine thing to say
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
negotiations; discussions; connection
appearance; figure; shape; form
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
otherwise; or else; if not
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct