to begin; to set about; to start
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
door; gate; opening; title page
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to push aside; to push one's way through
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
scene; spectacle; sight; view
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to be transparent; to show through