I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
company; corporation; workplace
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
world; society; people; the public
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I see; that's right; indeed
such; this sort of; like this
feeling; sense; impression
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
forcibly; against one's will
(some) more; even more; longer; further
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
how long; how much; to what extent