thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
practice; practising; training; study
all you have to do is; just; that's all
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
preparations for returning (home)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
colouring; coloring; colorant
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
discipline; training; teaching manners
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
now that; since; so long as; because
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
journal; magazine; periodical