polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
selling out; being sold out
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
arrival of goods; goods received
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
account book; register; ledger
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
don't you think?; indicates question
of course; certainly; naturally
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
sincere; honest; faithful
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while