introduction; presentation; referral; listing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to take over; to hand over
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I see; that's right; indeed
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
something; some kind of; for some reason
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
sharp sighted; easily awakened
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try