to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
finding fault (with); being picky
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
foreign; abroad; overseas
permanent residence; denizenship
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
tide; current; tendency; trend
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
really; truly; indeed; good grief
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
left side; left-hand side
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul