previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
thereupon; shortly thereafter
close-cropped hair; shaven head
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
polite; courteous; hospitable
reception room; parlor; parlour
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
furnishings; implements; equipment
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
disliking; having an antipathy to
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
wife and children; (arch.) wife
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
Balikpapan; Barikpapan (Indonesia)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
unconfirmed; unidentified
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to jump upon (a moving object)
large passenger aircraft; jumbo jet
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one