to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
after a long time; for the first time in a while
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
(one acting as a) foster parent
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to leave the government service
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
ostentation; show; affectation
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
scenery; scene; landscape
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
sphere; circle; range; category