adopted daughter; foster daughter
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to become dim; to become blurred
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
one after another; in rapid succession
to overflow from something full
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
maneuvering ground; manoeuvring ground
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
invitation; introduction; temptation
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
first thing in the morning
deep-seated grudge; hatred
criticism; critique; review; commentary
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
unfortunately; regrettably
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
surrounding at a distance
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken