expression; look; countenance; face
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
episode; anecdote; vignette
to lead someone around by the nose
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
sincere; honest; faithful
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
son of a bitch; piece of shit
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
clear; precise; definite; distinct
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
the place for; the time for; the level of
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
depravity; corruption; degradation
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend