free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
assertion; declaration; affirmation
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to accept; to receive; to agree
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
fast-talking; rapid talking
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)