to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
man; male; masculine gender
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
telephone call; telephone (device)
your husband; her husband
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
(in the same way) as before; as always
second marriage; remarriage
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
woman; female; feminine gender
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
genuine article; real thing; real deal
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at work; in the midst of work; working
one's post; place of work; workplace
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone