spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
one by one; one after another; successively
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
present; current; in operation
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
pointing out; identification
to be silent; to say nothing
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
that is to say; so that means
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
really; truly; indeed; good grief
with these words; while saying
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
manner of using one's hands
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)