complete stranger; total stranger
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
how; in what way; by what means
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
opening a business; opening a practice
to be helpful; to be useful
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
myself; yourself; I; me; you
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
close; intimate; on good terms
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)