to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
preparing one's own lunch; bringing one's own lunch; paying for one's own lunch; working without pay; volunteer work
place where one works; construction site; working area
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
whispering into a person's ear
single-mother household; fatherless family
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
electricity; (electric) light
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank