by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
kitchen; financial situation
one's share; one's portion
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
I appreciate your efforts
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
chair; stool; post; office; position
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
what's what; heads or tails
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to stiffen; to become stiff
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
condensed milk; Soviet Union