ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to apologize; to apologise
such a thing; something like that
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
beginning; outset; first; onset
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
such; like that; that sort of; very
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
loveable; very likeable; like very much
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to forget to say; to forget to mention
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
impossible to do (although wants to)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
since then; from that time; ever since
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury