dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
talk; dialogue; conversation
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
the senses; sensuality; carnality
to head home; to leave for home
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
death; the late; the deceased
lands outside (Chinese) civilization
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
concealment; suppression; hiding
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
the touch of; feel of; texture
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
whole story; full picture; full particulars