being bad at communication; being unsociable
negative personality; asocial type
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
history of; experience of
hiding one's embarrassment
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
great swordsman; master fencer
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to become empty; to be emptied
to bubble; to foam; to froth
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
very interesting; of great interest
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
one's house; one's home; one's family
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
about when; about what time; how soon
clear; precise; definite; distinct
since when; from when; how long
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)