suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to iron; to do the ironing
as stated; verbatim; literally
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
stealthily; secretly; in secret
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
way of speaking; intimation
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
failure; mistake; blunder
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life