the other day; a few days ago
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
pleased to make your acquaintance
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
association of like-minded people
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
never mind!; don't worry about it
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
what do you want?; can I help you?
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
choosing between two things; two choices
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
don't you think?; indicates question
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to cut into (a conversation); to interject