peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
several weeks; a few weeks
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
in good health; alive and well; going strong
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
more than usual (usu. time)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
at least; at most; (even) just
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
living; lifestyle; living room
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
shopping; purchased goods
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
that; the matter in question
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to run around; to bustle about
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice