to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to marry off; to espouse to
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
standard; set; routine; decided
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to become better; to improve
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to stand firm; to hold out
as usual; as is one's habit
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
hostility; animosity; enmity
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
fifth day of the month; five days
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts