speech; words; one's lines; remarks
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to jump at; to be attracted by
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
indicate reason; infers some protest
surrounding at a distance
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
bento; Japanese box lunch
one's post; place of work; workplace
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
headquarters; head office; main office
basket; basketball; basket cloth
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to come and go; to go back and forth
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
the same generation; coeval
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
instant; moment; for an instant
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam