shopping; purchased goods
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
what shape?; what type?; which model?; which blood group?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
around the world; throughout the world
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
just one person; only one
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
how long; how much; to what extent
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
please sit down; please have a seat
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
another day; some other day
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
trouble; bother; annoyance
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)