relation; connection; relevance
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
forgetting; lapse of memory
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to watch steadily; to stare
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
with a start; with a jump
looking pale; looking unwell
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
to head home; to leave for home
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
for example; for instance; e.g.
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment