happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
killing two birds with one stone
store interior; inside of a shop
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
attractive middle-aged man
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
superior; superiors; senior
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
template; run of the mill; formulaic
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to drink up; to drain (cup)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
social networking service; SNS
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards