kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
no!; no no!; no, not at all
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
first meeting; first interview with
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
self-control; self-restraint
stagnation; hindrance; delay
training; drill; practice; discipline
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
that's the way it is; such is life
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
arrest; apprehension; capture
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
breath; breathing; tone; mood
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
at a stroke; with a single swoop
Eaton; Eton (Britain); Eyton
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
marketable securities; stocks and bonds
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers