calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
rational; reasonable; logical
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
absence; disregard; indifference
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
manners; courtesy; etiquette
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
sphere; counter for balls
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
decorum; propriety; politeness
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to indicate; to show; to point to
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
to read the situation; to sense the mood
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to hide; to keep to oneself
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
off an island; away from an island; off-island
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)