when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
well-bred; of good upbringing
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
calculated; premeditated; considered
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
in its entirety; whole; wholly
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
even if ...; even supposing that ...
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
process; course; mechanism
to speak; to say; to vocalize
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
street; quarter; district; area
since then; from that time; ever since
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(written) work; book; writings
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
main question; real issue at hand
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to boost; to force up; to push up
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited