just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
when it comes to ...; as for ...
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
nothing but; none other than
more than usual; especially; particularly
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to palm off; to force a sale
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
superiority complex; sense of superiority
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
thank you for your continued patronage
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
welcome; (warm) reception
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal