moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
originally; by nature; from the start
reading too much into (what ... says)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
very recently; in the very recent past
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
progress; advance; improvement; development
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
awkward (difficult) question
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
opportunity loss; loss of sales opportunity
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits