errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
reading partway; leaving half-read
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
on the way back; when about to go back
time required; time taken; necessary time
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
in low spirits; dejected; sad
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
fruit(s) and vegetables; produce
Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
to throw oneself (into an activity)
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
fixed date; appointed day
stole; scarf; stall (of an engine or aircraft); stall (cattle)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
it is I who should say so
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to stare back (at); to glare back
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce