to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(your) daughter; young woman
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
complete recovery of health
to take a breath; to take a short rest
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
what kind of business; what sort of matter
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
story; tale; talk; discussion
to have the privilege of doing
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
no!; no no!; no, not at all
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
good young man; agreeable youth
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign