shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to be embarrassed; to lose face
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the way back; the way home; return trip
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten