to soothe; to calm; to pacify
carefree; free from worry
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
don't you think?; indicates question
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
I see; that's right; indeed
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to accuse someone; to charge someone
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
unfortunately; regrettably
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
former (incumbent); predecessor
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to employ; to hire; to engage
everything working out as desired
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very