please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
scenery; scene; landscape
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
to indicate; to show; to point to
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)