mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
house where one was born; one's parents' house
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
in a day; in a brief space of time
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
the more one looks (at it) the more...
naked eye; the physical eye
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
magical power; mystical force
unprecedented; never seen before
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety