to follow another's example
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
in perfect form; going swimmingly
party; social event; get-together; compa (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
way; method; means; resource; course
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
history of; experience of
these guys; these fellows
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)
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure