whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to apologize; to apologise
don't worry about it; forget about it
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to pass (of time); to elapse
how long; how much; to what extent
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
your husband; her husband
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
in comparison to; rather than
it is I who should say so
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings