to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
first meeting; first interview with
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
as much as one can; as much as possible
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
sound of voice; vocal sound
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to recall; to remember; to recollect
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
list price; regular price; established price
including tax (of a price); pretax (income or profits); before tax
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
little by little; bit by bit
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly