to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
innocent; cherubic; childlike
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to badger; to pester; to beg
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
protector (e.g. chest); guard
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
curious; strange; unusual
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
department store; department