one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
strong-willed; strong of heart
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
second; number two; runner-up
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
and yet; though; when; in spite of