excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
derivation (e.g. in math, logic); drawing (conclusion, summary etc.); leading (e.g. to a conclusion, opinion, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
retainer; vassal; servant
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
dignity; majesty; sanctity
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
close; intimate; on good terms
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
older sister; elder sister
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such