mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
please (give me); please (do for me)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
annual (plant); first-year student
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist