condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
and yet; though; when; in spite of
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
first meeting; first interview with
Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
briskly; quickly; promptly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
number of times; frequency; count
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sympathy; compassion; pity
simply; merely; only; solely
until now; so far; up to the present
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression