having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
general idea; concept; notion
clothing and accessories; attire
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
home area; home town; local
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
(political) power; authority; influence
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
with a bang (clash, bump)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
such; this sort of; like this
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
sign; indication; omen; symptom
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
another family; another house
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to relax; to feel at home
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to lie down; to throw oneself down
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something