ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
when it becomes; when it comes to
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to raise one's voice; to shout
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
with these words; while saying
to detain; to check; to restrain
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services