forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
feelings; thoughts; meaning
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be helpful; to be useful
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
the same kind; accomplice; partner
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
caller; visitor; company; guest
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
interval; step; pitch; key
carrying voice; well-projected voice
finely chiseled (features)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter