polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
home; household; family; hearth
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
first meeting; first interview with
to ask; to enquire; to query
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
that's the way it is; such is life
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
how long; how far; how much
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
no!; no no!; no, not at all