to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
with a friendly grin; smilingly
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
the opposite sex; isomerism
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
charming; fascinating; attractive
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to shake off; to throw off
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness