first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to put one's hand on; to touch
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
honour; honor; glory; privilege
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
matter causing distress; something causing worry
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
quickly adaptable; pro-active
what is called; what they call; so-called
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
duty; function; office; mission; task
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
unproductive; counterproductive
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
true character; true heart; true spirit
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
how dare ...; how could ...
flustered; confused; panicked
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down