curious; strange; unusual
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
troubled face; worried expression
sexy; popular; well-liked
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
free time; spare time; idle moment
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
courteous; decorous; polite
with a friendly grin; smilingly
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
older sister; lass; young lady
carefree; free from worry
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
not counted (in the score); not tallied
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
8th day of the month; eight days
trembling voice; quavering voice