bright; intelligent; clever; smart
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
and yet; though; when; in spite of
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
fine weather; fair weather
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
highest grade; superlative degree
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
second day of the month; two days
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
hedge; fence; border; limit
many; numerous; various; large number of