polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
what do you want?; can I help you?
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to pour; to add (liquid); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to light (a fire); to burn
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
reading too much into things
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
at once; immediately; right now
compilation; editing; recording
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
standard; set; routine; decided
writing; composition; essay; sentence
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
without cause; without reason
great success; happy result; good result
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
very much; very many; more and more