to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to begin talking; to open up
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
supply; provision; raising; procurement
this is why; this means; it is the case that
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
illumination; decorative lighting
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
ten; 10; ten years of age
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant