with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
tone (of voice); manner of talking
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
first meeting; first interview with
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
sincere; honest; faithful
to pour; to add (liquid); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to light (a fire); to burn
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
simply; merely; only; solely
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to say no more; to sink into silence
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
connection; link; relationship
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sense of humor; sense of humour
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately